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A SELECTIVE MICROFILM EDITION
PART III
(1887-1898)
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THOMAS A. EDISON PAPERS
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Letterbook, LB-041
This letterbook covers the period May-June 1890. Most of the
correspondence is by Edison and Alfred O. Tate. Many of the letters relate
to the manufacture and marketing of the phonograph and talking doll. Other
letters pertain to mining and ore milling, electric lighting, the phonoplex
system, the Edison-Lalande battery, and electric traction systems. Included
also are letters to various Edison companies regarding bills for experiments
conducted at the West Orange laboratory. There is some material relating to
Edison’s personal finances, including a list of bonds bought through Drexel,
Morgan, & Co. The cover is marked "General Book T.A. Edison." The book
contains 498 numbered pages and an index. Approximately 40 percent of the
book has been filmed.
Havknons 3?iw Xstinsuirfher Co*,
Cor, South -SirVh AVo, & Boston. Street,
| low Youk City*
J» wMr » w totw „r »» *»** t
toi,a,,a°”' 1 tec “ inf™ «« *»* «± .tootoioor ro„ or tM
taMm*a! *’**•* !**• *» *» to nor in ^
Privat.e So (^rotary*
'•'ny 14, 1890,
Ucasrs'. Byer &
■Ho
Boar Sira:*.
are onvraoratod
rebooted hy -the
are no Good, an!
Sooly,
i''nll Street,
How York City ,
Replying to your letter of - 13th inotant, in which
certain claim in oonnoetion with Application -,819
Patent Ofi’ico, lir. Sdioon oaya that thoae claim
J to lot thorn go*
Yours truly.
Private Secretary,
Samuel TnnriTJ
c-u
"/ nil s
'■■m 14, 1890,
t r o o t ,
r York City.
Dear Sir:-
I enclose herewith Mile against the Delia on Oonoral
Electric Company, d*or -espericonts conducted by Edison, from
January 1st, 1388 to January 1st, 1890, amount inc to $20,220,23.
I also enclose Mr. Edison's explanation of theao various export
monts. Kindly acfoiovrledco rocoipt.
Yours very truly.
Private Secretary.
[ENCLOSURE]
Liny 14, 1300!
! O \7 h o r. I t ay Conoor n,-
Ihic is to oartify that. DH« 2?RAHK M* DLE51.13 v/r.a e««loy«<i is
vy Laboratory for the pant tv;o and a quarter years* All the
rorlr animated to hin during that period ’./as performed in a
iivtiai'acicry* mnuor* Dr* Dooms laavos my employ for the ro&con
ihat the experimental \ror>. upon which he was onga rod ia finished
md 1 iiavo r.o further need of his aorvioea.
1 can cheerfully rc-c ounend DRW D3RI.IS to any one in non d tȣ
inch aantU S&rvco aa he is ‘capable of ronderinn.
J'+ <?* K’onrtovaon, jjaij.,
Actin'-; jjji£*inca2>.in~C::J' of
United Mdison ui*/-, qq\
. «>* put.. i.nr in
11 lav- stations , 'Q c. - ,
Vt 18R..V3 au »«3 la.7-.l3t unit?
U i».. utt* U0R. ana Mm ntaaRaet to m
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* «**<*»«• 1/5 “» list* own- on-., mv- . . . ' .
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st« Of covsjso, *:oc--,Oi* .-,v,n-i
“',l: " fc '•*'*>* c* i>, iivstoad
-u c.Aittfloai.-r, and tat ansn WiSit, and tto *«t&4
1
Cham, D* Slain, 333,,
Aau't. to Up).n. fiv,
uaitoa JW«n co„ #3f. AVc-
Clip,
^Ba430n *BM!fwa *<"«? 3ctto5. of 144b instant,
*Wlaai^ a **"' ** ** W* wk landed to you by
■ ^^^Payucn. ^stor,. the Ttoshinst on Memorial
Arcl. CecmUao* :,\v, Edison yna sitfwa «h» paper, and tla some is
soi^ fo^rd hy to Mr'. *V Sianaonsi
'of tho n'orlc/o Jfeir I\srd, JSwYori: tityi
Private Secretary.
toy ifi,
lf» u« liven*, i:Sq,,
Ko* IP Coy stwm,’
Kor/ VorJc City ,
i)oar Sir:-
MrV r'tliicn *“= J-Jad yow Hotter of 15th instant,
**” Ca- *** «*» «» «wa« c«>® «
before ;j? viaita Codec*
Youra -sory truly,
Private 3o or at ar y.
DanioJl 77ela, Esq., 3oc'y.,
EdiuOu yi'.o'.'.o.'-rar.-h Toy Co.,
«»o. ?i' (iil'i Si*, Bouton, "n u 3 .
•Doar
X oncjcae iiayowi-th oopy oi" a let toy
Hay loth, X°>DO, j'acaivcd by j:io iVoru Iteuaiv.* Dyor.
to iho poir.ta to toy phono, patents m
Counsel, lii% }•» K. Bl’cv/n, end vajioh vero embodied
ultimo*
c 0 p y.
2i-‘~ Yow;, May 13th, 3390*
A'» O'. Tate, liaq. ,
0 v a n g o , u. jp.
Dear sirj»
YoU1' loUor oI> 5Ui instant, owloainc a copy of a
lotuci ivosa hold containing aors questions pertaining to the
patents for toy piicnograph va3 duly wceivad. Y/e will take up
tV* nations in Mr. Void's letter in the order in which he pro¬
poses thorn, as follows:
(1} Y/c do not undsrtftand that you wish re to anav/or thin
question, which does not relate to the prionta
(2) The date of the Bnqliah patent of Jacques, December 17th
iS W® **“ 17han tii9 Plication v/as filed, it ‘ therefore late
than the Sdieon application of December 10th,
(0) Ur, iidison'o application in Gemany was filed March 11,
1390. -
(4) V7a understand thi3 quo at ion to refer to the u. g„ -
patents of Jacques, No. 333,299 and 400,851. Y/o do not think
thooo patents are broad enough to provent Jacques from waking any
1:ira of Phonocrapir dolls. The broad idea of putting a phonograph
m a doll is at least 00 old as 1378 and there can be no patent
broadly for this combination. Hie two Jacques intents are for
May 15,1300
or construction and unless tlo.Ua aw made v;hich
sulav ooabinationa cla inert in tl» pat onto they
a" ;'at0nt3* » «»*“ «»«oati0„ wfors to tto
'• Jaco.-.-aa r« aw unable to answer it for v;a have
at onta. Amain* hmovur tfiat io . probably, tho
patcnta al-'° otaita* to tho U. s, patents
a.'.avon v;:U bo undo r/ith reference to theirf.
w any at present- as to tho Goman application
patent la»a boon isci»rt in Gomany v;o oouid find
5W 3iw®D«o» ^onto if you v/ish ns to do so, If
otil.1 pond in," in Ceivnany there is no nay of
t unless you can <j»t the inf oivation from ?lb.,
attorney or anent throurii whom
(Sirred)
DYER fs SEELY,
Co-pi ^ TVW-^ rcjuBs
to •o,.n* !!”« .r."j"!;Tl,a house in Llov/ollyn ?a‘v-t during .hice '..u .:•■■•
view I iv.vi;-, that between Par?: Ave. & Yttiito St. yoi- ;•■•:• w n>
poioa i:ovv'. I bog to a*y that i- yon will ba kind enough *.•:•
Gmnt va p; .vAao -on to mr. theai wires, v» will pay v:h a; t::~
peiwo ‘<jgw-: it v: 11 b; ntceaaary to incur f«* t.ho era at ion ol‘ polos
but voort tho #ti*33t:; *.aut masd, it being of course * traders t.ood
S3»t thsso ave your ami property and ttet to you belongs all priVJ.
Sega pertaining to right. of way over thorn. All that we dosivi tft
doo^t^fli3li ia the completion Of connection bo two on the latiiyftfch'
and W*f Insnll's h'-’se In tfc) f&tfk, in tho manner deo ovd-bed* -.Si**
we vfj.ll bo greatly indebted *.*/ tty* privilege Of \teifs? jfrXV
polos.
With relation to rtptnpa* 'iha tirisM??- i lr» KustOr^ x.-n^gof t;
Hay 17, 3,300
Sai:ia)l Iwr.tJ
Daar .Ji.-:-
instant, rot;
Phoncyrarh sr
accordance -,t
1‘ilao, copy 1
L, Sssj*,
Ssv Yorl: City,
I &»fi .to -iCa-oovacO;;'.* receipt OV yow letter oi‘ loth
?-Viir,7 Mr, Ancliinc 1 03 a * a letter with relation to tfe
°~:'a aortsaoa, 1 Java vritton Hr, Awhincloas, in
iti\ your alleviation, anti enclose terotrith, i‘or your
ilia lot-ion.
Your a truly.
Privet 0 3ocratary*
H0tUV C* Anc'uijxloao,
-ilev/allpn jjt j
Co ay* Sii**-
Jay, !•<,«. 3„Uo, w ln.;
in wt'ly »-« « «u k, =„,^ly ,
- ay aypaoabla tc
“* rnonog.^ V;or;:a ,?i. ^
115:a» -® you a?oira«
Yoieo vai»y
/May 17,
» -V>Hi boctD say
Postpone t]» pay- '
on Howubor
U-.xly,
May 13, 1390.
Xhontts R. Lombard, r.so.,,
UortlV Amorican PSionograph Company,.
Ho. 1(50 Broadway, u^rr York City.
Lear Sir;-
Tiiis letter ’.Till bo presented to you by Mr. Arthur W.
Lt’-ngfai’d, who in doc irons of securing a position with your Company
as a phonograph expert. Mr. Langford was employed in tiro Labora-
I'Oi'y about a year, and at .the Lenox Lycoum Exposition which ha3
jiiat been brought to a cloao, ho hart charts of ono of the phono¬
graphs, and the speaking records r,ndo by him ware very ’ satisfac¬
tory. He hac a good general knowledge of tiro machine, ami if you
can pinks a place for him 1 think lie could render you good service.
He leaver, tno Laboratory, for the reason that work iso re is being
eased up for ;tho summer, and wo are no longer in nood of his sor-
vicoG'.
Your3 very truly,
<
. Pi'ivato Socr^ary.
6«C9, Bo«.f Prosuont, '
Th0 3*bqx Ooujity TAoc-i^x Oo.
Colv- St,, Omni,? , ii. „j.
•Dos}*’ Siw-
1 1300 t0 aoWw,C° «- *»••!* of your* oDtoowa
\'aro.- ^ 10th instant, notifyiir ho that the -*.4,
' - tUa“ thj i'1- iviluga aaked f0r
^ let t oi* oi- 17th instant ia i***,^*.
^ra. -o *U T/o appi-o date very
V«)1 rouv courteous oomiaionca r/ith oiu* «,**»*.
Voirra vovj* truly.
Private So pro
91
May 19, 1090«
Mr* Fionas Sutler,
0*24>:a;v gl.i-.70v .
>Vv» •/(.•r!- ait
ftoar Sir:-
Xf) O'japXianao vvv'i i yonr rootest, tsslophoiad this often-
««>«» X enclose 'Jvrrrftji oov.y oT OGi'btCioate of Organisation of
t!«5 %ii^n S.anp OoaupaM-y. Kw 9q»itviX of tha Company is Ono Million,
poftrota; 'it iiae nevor ho on inc' -ttaod*
Y'vn-'S truly,
i\r\y
Maj op S* B,
$120 Broadway,
Ken? York City, -.
-‘•J'ur Sir:-
Ho Poali:^ A^vaaoMirt bativson My, BtUgon and
Cn«*45ft for It*. U, P* 0o« stook* In Qcoordattco y/ith tbo
cortainsd *» yc*r hotter of 17th instant, Hr', Mjaon to.
Goianmu 03 fcllam ;
“Poolin'; acreanent United Company
atook delayed pandit oable from
you to Do Huy tor saying it. is all.
HcVt« ?loaoo cable Jdtn at ohoe
JiDlSOU* "
Yours truly,
20, laso.
Cel>
8upG»ati««
day cabled
Private Soaratary*
Mr.y 20, lQoo
i?, Ujyixp ott, prs(5idtmtt
ifat-tVi araoricari Ph<?n<>civiph Company,
100 Brtxirtnay, How York Oity.
-Bear sir:~
- «cml you herewith bilia amounting to ;}23,<H7«94t
oovorirs- «!» #»n w* «nori*»»ta in connaotion with th» phono-
Btsph ta astewd by Mr;, JJdiaon +»*. t ,u
a io on at t}» Laboratory, durinf; tht> year
Youra vory truly.
Private Seordtdr y*
May 20, i8go
Mr* John IU mOO,
IB 20 .liberty street ,
Hot/ York City,
Dear Sirr-
I onoloeo heroiTith copy of a letter received by Mr.
^diaon Jfajor Baton, inclosing insurance policioo, covering
Ur. SA*on»a rovidenoe in ttotrellyn Part. The insurance policies
aantionad are in tiw oafe at the laboratory.
Your3 truly.
Private Secretary.
o :p y y,
A. 2d In .0$, Kaq,,
O r n n £ « , if.
Mevr karOc, 15*y 17th; 1390* V
fra a i* fliyt-
Ra Arnold ,&-Cor.b table Uortgafse# I send you herewith
•tJ)d raSainaor ftf the policies of insurance recently obtained by me
li*ors :«3<u3i'E« Arnold, Constable & Co., upon each of Whioh J iiave had
noted tljo aaaicnosnt a f the interest of the mortgagee to fowvaolt,
at> that they arc- all now payable to you. • Hioao policies are as
folio -IS? Uoa. ,101,409 and 201, Sid in tfc barman Amor 1-can Insurance
?fc^. ^1,234,322 and 1,234,231 in. tty:- Iahcashirc Insurance Co.;
_J?os» 210,138 add 210,189 in the Union Insurance Go.; and Ho.*
^ »fo. 213,120 aft the Greenwich Insurance Company
1,343,063 in tic Guardian Aeaurarteo Co; The 'total amount of in¬
surance represented by these policios is $47,000 and they cover
year dwelling hfnjp.c and -other structures erected upon your preial-
!if6.ai OSftnjja. ah the other polioios nseeivud by rae wore sent
. Vo yb u bn the 30th ult .
Very truly youre,
I Signed) 3i bv Eaton.
****** c. Oootoy,- Bag.,
SuPPlioa,
U9a. Union Tolocmpil CoM
V‘6 »e«r York City,
ft^ay 2CP. 13 go,
, 1 ’“•* 10tto- « ««. 1W», in ..
r Mt* of a~* — ^
w «- «*«♦». ««. . «WSwla at slM **
ait ion „f loat J” f°r“ &P«-
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»* ■» «*. ** ■„ to * ”™“ *"
*» ■«««» at **. , . *“»
«, . • , "hi°h ** “ — ' *» M Oit,
tain J too JZ : ‘tat ~ “«» *-*. » to
- * i r ™“ — - - - —
von, „ S-nn-tooioirt to *, ■««„, „
0WliMt and „rj,
*<■•««& truly*
Major SV S'. Eaton.,
J'iO# 220 Broadway,
How York Oity,
I rat,™ h.»mi,h OnpUeato oopioi, „„
agreement reiving the rovnlti.. *.
,(f ' ' '°m thi Edison Phonograph Toy
agrocnt * Angnet Oth Past, ono oow , mi,., , tev<1
l»c to esU yonr attention to the nerds -other than the
dnioOd states or Morion... Aion ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
. r W"OTPh' *«— *• -0. it net road
“* than the United state, of nmoriea and Cansa.e,,
Yoa.ro very truly,
Edison Phonograph T/orhs,
0 r a n g o , H , J-,
May 20, 1890,
Dear Siva:-
by you against K^ilLy°?<^S2!Sth th? fo»wl,« bills rendered
Plica asm Lonor^cow;?h n0CroPto attd sup-
April 2,
1890—
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May
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1.75
4G.68
239.26
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15.12
2.00
■ 7.60
1.30
47.65
1.08
5.00
15'. 00
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This material should not he hilled tfyxlmt Mr* Bdison, but
should be treated partly as a loan. ** should place it in a loan
or nua pons ion account, It in probate W M*5 c66t rf Cylinder*,
am Tutors of that *iftd, ^ili he b^n w «* j^on iW
tri« Company, 1 to ih aoj^opondhthift srttjj, m itouli eft thdV (tofr
Job* t\hd </.hl X»t you ukatt iatoi1'.
VMhrs
Major .S'. 8. Sit on,
toy 20, 1890.
#120 Broadway,
Mow Ybr’i City,
I ta/Sto aotaoaaodoB receipt of your letter of 17th
<”’clos4'® °f «* ■»»»*>» «■ obtain**
by you <*„„ lieaors • *»«„, Oonotabio . o.. Tboao p0lici9s «» „
2{J1(POO and 2G1.52-". in the German American Ins.
K0°- 183422 2 “* ».«.« in «. >*«*. ira. Co., to.
2101 583 to •» <«« *— « on. « PbiiadeipM.;
212,120 in ,to On-, and Ho. a,y.„,oos i„ ,M
ounwinn^anncnoo total amount of in.nnance „pr,_
ncntbd bo ins §4V,000.
Yours truly.
Major S, 3. Eaton,
Mo« 120 Broadway,
Hew York City,
May 21, 1890,
Dear Sir:-
I bog to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 17th
irui tairt , returning three papers in reference to the Electric Riy,
of the United States, which you obtained from me for use in the
settlement of the differences between Pioia and Edison interests,
the seme being your letter of October 1st, 1888, addressed to my-
sslf, and copy of your letter of Pob. 14th, 18S5, to U« D* Pield,
and copy of supplemental agreement between the Edison Electric
Lffiht Co, and myself, dated Peb, 4th, -1085.
In addition to the' three papers mentioned above, you also
received from me, copy of your opinion as to ray obligation to turn
W t0 tJW Lisht 0oB*a»y future inventions .relating to electric
railways. .if you are througli with this paper, will you kindly
Return i-t to me, and oblige
Yours tmlsw^ # fp ,
Way 2a, ISOOi,
Gooj'CO 11, Hopkins, Esq.,
Soientifio
#3iU Broadway,
Amor ioan,
Nov/ York.
Boar Sin:-
*"* lotto, • of 19th lmtont to Mr. meoh, air«otins
“* Mmtim t0 *■««»» for w. ,» connection nth tho
Phonograph, has boon duly racoivod.
S“" ““ *«* Mis™ P Por the
very roll and aocorliohod tll8 ^
yew letter, tot the north taerioan Phoney Co. „,,ia no,
it.
Yours truly, / /#}$#.
-Urn?
-"'it
)
Privat e SeEratary.
St B*. Baton,. Eotj,, '‘‘ay 189Cr^
#120 Broadway, How York City#
Born* Six*:—
1 an much obliged -for yoNi!’ lotto** of iv+It
0?tSiS^°rfybfr+r0:l0a8e flVm R1J’SQli‘ t0 the "slab .trio Railway’ Co.
^ StClt0°> datod ***** 29th, 1390, the Bamo having been
enclosed with your lottav of 17th instant. • e
Vours tmy,../^ ^ /'v)
Mr* Thomas Bntler, 3eo'y»,
H. J. & Pa# Concentrating Wksi,
#44 Wall St., Hew .York City.
May 21, lS&ft.
S**r Sir:**
1 bog. to aointowledgo receipt from you of CoK.ifioate
Ifo. 8'4,. for 3S bhara.0 of the Capital Stock of Che iSeK tffwsroy <snd
JohnayiVanift Concept ratine Works, tha sums having bean .ensltood .
with ybxir letter of 20th instant.
May 31, '1390,
John Hotman, p.aq.,
Monoid. -Butler, Stillman & HuWsard,
How Tor): City,
Bear sir:-
Boplyinc to your letter of loth Inotant, in regard to
”** RSi30n appeai*inS “ a witness ajjainot Freeman , in the Supreme
Court, part JV of Hew York, I hog to inform you that Mr. lid is on
vrfU ^ in Madinesa t0 ***** for Hew York upon receipt of a tele¬
gram from you *wttogWi presence at the trial in question.
Privato Secretary.
Mr. H a k o s Proaidunt,
Uloktrotacfcnioohar 'Vorsin.
Borlin, Gen;; any.
i>aan Sir:- I
I am in rocoipt oi’ your bjteeinod fuyor qf 5th instant,
informing mo that r.t tin Ann t mooting of your Socia^y i was oloatod
an ’Honorary Monitor. This information is rocoivod. by mo rath a-
i:roat daal of ploasuro, and I teS that yon vm 0Xproi}a to the
mamhora of tJso Elektroteelwischor V>roin my grateful thunjeo for
tha honor which they have done mo *« o looting mo to Honorary
Membership. tthen I noxt visit Berlin I will try and arrange to
ns»ot tlio ntombore ol’ your Society and thank, thorn personally for
'tiioi’r hind notion, whioh 1 )otb now the plodauro of acknowledging
May 21, 1000,
Mesorc* Paine & Pranoia,
#33 Poan 3 t root,
BOSTOK, MASS.
Dear Siro:-
A abort time ago I tod the pleasure of recoivinc a
via it from your Mr* Paine, from whom I learned tint youh firm to A
docidad to aovor a connootion with the Udiaon Company which too
boon maintained for tto paat nino yeare*
I rojjrot oincoraly that any noceooity for auoh action aliould
tovo arisen. Your oxporicnoc in the Sdiaon buainoaa dates from
tto coanonoenent of worthy ttot Company, and your ability and
anarcy to\o placed you amongst the foremost of succossful acQnt3 ,
I oonoidor. youi* retirement a real lose to the Company. You
hava my heart lee t and boat win toe for your personal advancement in
whatovor direction you may decide to oporata in the future.
Youra very
^^lUattiAA <1 fcrWo
129
21, 189<&
M«Pfiaon," a.- 3.
Dear Sii*o:-‘
m ™iy to „„ !„„„ <* 20th iMtonti , l06 to
m«M you that th. Contirionto W Organization or Mls0„
^ ^ ~ “““ *» - » thou.
,m'tm “a •‘^y-thruo oea,.). „ „ atotea in tho
Oortard.at. organization, Sownt!, ^ ^ ^
°MOh 0*W,W 0,“U *»■*»« m th. ».h buy 0r
any, «H.r S» tot. „r th. ,i„, *0.^ „ „„
roeoMM in tho Want. Boot or jho Tto.on ^ is m mh
toy of January, 1,53.4,
Youro vary truly, '
131
Siasniol Ins nil, JJsq.j
Wall ritroot,
II 0./ York City*
loar Sira:-
I oncloao larovrith bills against fcho f o llov/in,~
F.dison Companies, for experiments conducted at tho laboratory
on ir account!
Edison Oro Hilling Co«, Jan. 1, 1890 - - - §141.96.
Bill con lamp Co., Auril 1, 1388 - - - 13.56
• * ■ Jan. 1, 1390, - 202.57
Edison Electric light Co. - 42.33
Bflison Wachino W».t Jan. 1, 1890. - — 165.06
" • * Jan. 1, 1890,---- . 327.16
i explanation is attached to oach of thO above
• Yotirn truly.
• ''-ay 21, 1390*
*’tr« Samel f;.
Bmnt 2ac#, Clarlotte,
IT. c,
Dear Sir:-
2 t0 ™ ^ »" »— (''500), '
■’ r=e51pt “ "“oh M«co MtaoM«te,.
I think you had bettor conn
you bn- * brii;'; 0V0IVthing with
, . . ,x’ «y tmproaBion ia tint
*<os.h Carol ina io r.o Cood for rold ma ,,
or gold, ana there .ia much better proa-
*"** Jh iron proa pectin^ *ountai*, of :W York state.
Yom*a vwrj- tnhy,
m n f : „■
1890,
Philip s, Pybr,
i a t V a r p , ReiGiumt
!• bog to, ticJmowledfjo :
* lottor oi‘ lOtli
WMWJation of a comma, icat ion which yon hav;
to. a, ***. to w t0 tll0 orapl, ^
1.1.10.. . aent aim so, timo Ofo, «fo do „at moot with trouble,
f-iro of which Bo, Me*. com,, Lin.. She CoU» we* ,0 pel,fsctl,n
6iV° «® »» •.*.*>*» .m bo
Flctod in iho couwao of a coup,. of wochc, when wo rtll „M ?ou
"" “”*'** In lM“ ”» *» «** l««i-a-toatioonialn- which
1,0 " *” ■« moo to to. Uo hoianao.
3 voi’y tjjjiiy, ^
' A JC-(/ #’ ,.rs
Yom-£
May 32, 1890
Dan^l v/o Id, Esq., Soo'y,,
Edison Phono. Soy Mi‘c. Co.,
J,’°. 95 Milk St., Boston, Lfaes.
^ocr Sir:-
*- • >'o»r l*t«r of Kth mutant in na>M
«««:. Mo. Mi.™ onoontoa , mav fut^
W4»s » tho conroonoomont or noyaltioo . tho lot of ,My
to tt, lot da, ,f Apm. : Ociio.0 Mwiniott 4, ^
tin?} s similar document.
Yours vory truly,
14
Samuel Inaull, Kuq.,
Wall Street,
Mow York City,
May 22., 1390;,
Dear Sii*:-
I bog to confirm tile I’ollowiny tolophono no a a, ago
cent, you from the Laboratory thi3 looming!—
"Have an order from Prasar tiiis morning for ton ‘
Motor Phonographo and about two thousand blanks*
Am still holding last chock received frera him.
TATE, "
Youra truly,
Hay 22, 1390,
Mr* John Biricinbine,
? h i 1 a d j 1 p h i 3 , Pa*
Dear Sir:-
Plaaae soo tlio Rondihg people again on that lease,
and soo ii* they will agree to tho modifications herewith:
lot. 20 fl ton mo reliant able ora shipiiod away.
2nd. Six months to proopoct, 30ouro railroad, and six months
to erect plant* I paying taxes and watchman' 3 salary.' : v
3rd* Thereafter minimum ton3 alia 11 bo Twenty Thousand shipped
away.
4th. Have privilege of throwing up lease and removing im¬
provements on one year’s notice after paying up all
dues.
5th* hoasa ahull run for twenty years.
Gth. Privilege of buying after five yoai’3 for Hundred and
pifty Thouaand dollars oash.-
Tho royalty of 20 cents is all we pay in Wow Jersey, and all
tho parties think it fair, as wo pass through tho mill rock run¬
ning an low as 25 per cent, whioli is of.no earthly value to them.
!-:ku*’j yours very truly.
Ul> Cota 3i.rl:inbim,
City Hall ygyaro,
Philsdo lphia, pa,«
te“ «*• ».«, of teta„t
of Uoat Point Iron On r a
11 Pre Iaxaa- wd*nalyW fie* con-
ctsrairvj tho orna, In 2-opiy Mr pn.
liy -n# >-li2oa doairoa wo to aa> if „ „
e.Ararot OOO tlio HJHla p -3 “ /ou
__ ni-la. & Dacian, j*** ^i;cut . ^. ^
«BP». and ascertain if they Ti3i u«,+
H w U t},° *««» .stated in
**• 343130,1 3 3ot“^ you of ratun^art it . „ n
-o onto p, , ‘ 11 ao* ••Mn* -ilftiscmcoulci
“ ° "l-^OPJPMo ana ... if
Yovro truly.
Private Secretary*
•May 23, lsgoj.
■»l fcwvll,
va u
City,
• 5ivj-
1 i'°G to 4hJ ioiloviiiv:
Ki.'-rsiiV; iVori t).w Wat cry:
rajosaao +Pf,aopi1<in0y yon
';JBrs5~?3 ¥f” «■
{5‘.«turCi3,y ), 2->th -a**?1? to-morrow-
tjw s>aa»2-tu it°£ * M3
oJtwicl* q"uvS Satr°y yon
«<tw to -VO oo.i^ ZZrti. rl “°T &la
. i I asawod jiiK1 You v-ouid rf r-uf *5 0 * at is t0° ^<3,
»«■“ •«» * ■’-tar.o M„
Youra truly.
Privitw 3 a-c rotary*'
May 37, 38 90*
W* J'» Johnston, Esq,,
The Electrical World,
Tier/ York City*
Bear Sir:»
The proof of the illustration of tin Edison exhibit
at tka Par io Exposition, referred to in your letter of 2Sifi inst,,
has beon received by Mr, Edison, and la has aslrad me to thank you
for your kind3ios3 in sending it to him, Mr, Edison will lave
tin picture fra road and plaood in his Library.
Yoivrs very truly,
Private Secretary*
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May 27, 18 90.
Daniel Wold, J5s q«, Sac‘y,,
Edison Phonograph Toy Mfc. Co.,
Do. 95 Milk St,, Boston, Maas.
Dear Sir:-
I bos confina the following telegram sent yon to-
“Instill in Chicago. Think it doa arable he bo
here when yon and Mackintoah come on. Hoy;
tn.ll ifonday next cnit yon? A* 0. Tate.»
Yours truly, S /
Privat o' "'S.qorot ary »
Mtxy 27, 1890
Edrmid. Simmons, K3q,,
Treasurer, World'u Pair p«ndj
io.urth KAt’T, Eanj;, #20 Haoaau Streot,
Her York' City,
'Jlear Sir:- •
Enclosed please find cheek for $151,54, received by
n* from the Coreeittee for the International Exposition of 1892,
the « b cine '#P ahare of the unexpended balance of the Prelimi-
xxary Expense Fund. I have endorsed this cheoj^vable to the
Washington Memorial Arch Stem. I also encloJ^Hipt to be
handed to Mr, 1&W MciTm-tio Spaer,. Secretary.
Y<JU« .very truly,
i!sy 27, 1390.
dhnfi'. D; Sliain,
■Uiiitpa Edison Kf£. Cov,
^5 PiftJi Avo., Nev/ York.
*» « »rt instent
rr~t!r I “ “• *- - — —I.
ir, r • ** — — — - «.
. 4‘ *“'■ **** ♦“* *m* M> to «.
v;r “ Areh -•■■“ «
iwjasiaw, ftaaaig $air ^ .. 1
md’ an ac wdanea r/ith vamxeaAm also
trith your letter Uer reply.
///,#.
'/ours truly. , /'//.- - - -
fcv. ]JV. XJditp
*•$* School,
oohcord, jr, j-r.
boar Sii*:-
I orxlpae larevrith chock to order' of st',
School, for '553.15, covori^ entribuw too f<* my tv,
oi'ch), and $S*&5 for school books forwarded., I
.kiiotvladyo receipt, aiii oblige
w roeajvcd your oettor of 22nc
n Gl^d to do what loan in the way of he Ini 113
it. on. Just at this time wo are rum ins very light
cannot do anything for you thors imr.iediat.
bCar you ijl »i»l, however, and rill —
* you jiuit as
^ort unity tuwui up-.
I. >V -f .
R« Campbell,'"
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Yours truly, ,7 . .
May 30, lg^o
Mr, «!•, Adolskolb,
V i 1 2 a o a t a n Ho. ?„
Stockholm, Sweden.
Dear Sir:-
1 bag to acknov/ledge tic rocoipt oi‘ your esteemed'
favor under da to 15th instant, stating that you have nonHtatad
l.ie tor members hip in the Royal Academy oi‘ Sciences in atneM^iw.
I shall he very pleased to loam of my election to member shir,
the Royal Academy of Sciences, and beg tint you will accept my
sincere thanks for having submitted my name for membership. .
Yours very truly,
to & vJa'iu
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«eoipt of your
•auction from U
idance to h.ra*
can conratmioal
nnel Ins rill,
vr-'-W- 7/all Street,
Hoy; York OityV
v Sir:-
1 003 to
a the laboratory
ecni'iitn the i'olloviie naas^-e
this ai'tornoonj-
to la phoned
“Boston Oomaittec on Hcan^ture v,iU,t,Q ha,,a ,0_
Morron naming bc/tccon ton and tv/olvo o’clock '
Can you bo horo at ole von?"
Yours truly,
Private 'Secretary*
“ a" Pi’soont , the Corru
YOtlK vpry truly,
#• Molina on, .33eq.,
Interior Conduit end Insulation ctfi,
V.-IG & IS Broad Sf. . Kerr v„„i. .
Phonograph -f0y urtf. Company,
lilJ: st'», Boot oil, Itaua.,
to eonfinn tho follow^ *ol®Bwus.
L^„yoir-’ new uodol toll be randy f01
” CoM!‘ittoc appointed to go tr
B. J?« Stevens* B
jt,1,. *° faviaa definitely to-r
+ 1. 11 b° ComP1(itedV Is Comiitta
*!_°:rJO-row ao a^aPSad to deal v/ith
Mi PA.
.Mr, JoJai^!, Wood,
v'lS & 20 • Liberty St root.
How yortk City,
Hour sir:-
I to MK, reoo.iw &o„ m „ tM ^
imnrnns,,. policies on Mr. Elio on's »!».«., Mo.iUm tork.Mt
by you at tho Laboratory on Saturday iast:-
^9^3- «3* iiv'r}’001 & Hojidon -2 Globe
^1770 * 3I*W‘* Bowory jPiro Ino* Co,
.•#80029, Bv. America Asavranco Co,
•iSseosi, » u 5 •„
Sc717* T«° KsrCl“nt8 *|M* Co, Of Newark
Alao $250 0 insurance on enginea,. boilers &c,
at-aoucd to policy Ho* 511, K&ticttal Ins, Co.
i'IA, ODD (Siimlttira )
2,500 (‘Dwell inc )
2,000 {Dwell in- )
500 fSnrnitTOM )
2, 500 (Dwelling)
■1, 506 {Garniture )
2.500 {Dwelling)
5.500 (tBiu-niturs')
Lai/oratory, to be
K&ticttal Ins, Co.. yX
//M.r '
oura truly., i?
* 1,3 °* Gomuvxi , ’
Uonlo, Upjiuj
th 'ultimo, -n follov.-n
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Edison Ore Milling Company, Limi-dad,
#44 Wall St», New York,
*" a8n,““ '<>•. Bdlaon ana the Mison Ore
Milling oow, Muitad, oovorfae certain right, in Y„k staM>
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l^atolaiioha WiU be adopted then,
Youra vary truly.
j
Juno 6f 1990,.
Major Si, By Eaton,
#180 Broadway, Now York city,
Dear Sir r-
I enoloae horowith copies of letters Which have
b.<m by w. »U« am w t0 tlM ottlo.,. „f *»
auaon Phonoemph To, Mratfaaturtae ooww>, oovootee dh. M
l5th> “»• «*» 30th, 1S90, and b..rtae w.n «.
Yeomans transaction.
?or the purpose of rhaking our position clear,, I will string
theao on a thread of explanation, echoing frem* date a few
days prior to November l*th, 1839, when X had an interview with
Measra* Pieid and Stevens, at the laboratory, during which the
question of the aale of the European doll buaineaa was bought up
la a general way, and I learned that M* Yeomans was a personal
trtena of MrV SioH, the latter speaking in the highest terms of
Mr* Yeomans' character and qualifications**
It was then arranged that Mr* Stevena should have a prelimi-
tttttsy interview with Mr* Yeomans* after *MoW rffculd .M* Edison '
««*.««& HHISt «#m tha Woaa B^aWife at WrfMlta&e liml
#um «* *m*t« •asmhM # mm* >u *■«,« «« „„
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S> Bi> Eaton -a,
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J» mm to ttsy,
aw. Sterna «11M *on Mn, YBomra on tl» 18th on loth *,
* MMt *W tho mat of hln t, onbodloa in
mnn *•*•* naawoooa by hin to Mo, Ji,w, *t.d Bov,
DB9> *°K' "“l«“ »«Wth, roosipt of tfci.
Aioh *o rtnt » * u*. Stavono, , **,0 th. BfflB to fc.
Bitfson*
» is ™ceS8flry Bt thi* polnt t0 **ar in mAnd ^
S^l0h °f U,0TOae AOTMmont H* Edison and the joy .p.o^
********* JhJgudt 6th, 1889, »hi0h provides th*t
^SSSS^- b* the aeoo»<1 PtW’ty (the Toy Co- ) Of this
S£^£L°*<0t *y ri8htB ^ximdor or of
in nonnains «* Edison as to hid idoas «pon the propofxm sal*.
*** M^0W ^ th8 *°? 0OT^any Had this Vision in vie*, The
«wnfa«nri% am myalty interests *„ hot hroyght M tfttttl
tine later, w i shall fcerfafaw*. M^Wn,
^**dlacn fi«rt it « hi* iplriidh thkt fa anli of the Stay's
tfayopaan bdsinass on tht itott* ty it* Yotrams* thmsch
it* Stevens, *hie* of lo^ooo omh, and I
«f riwt, *«M ttl MWon, 4* ^ j
fa wwM* «-h»*awi MMMto «-* Kfe. s««o» J
■ I* W tt Mi, fasStimxpk 6f tho butfinoou if'
»»*( m4 * v» M«f « «^ibfci4,i4h
Major s. B« £3$ on.
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On the S8th day of ^va ab*r j met Mr. a, m. yieaa at th8
Ali0ttnarl# H0t91' N” *”*' «* **rn m started out together to
see ««. Yeonans. 2 caUed Mr. Field's attention to Mr, Edison's
manufacturing and royalty interest in the foreign busies, tolling
him that I thought there should be some understand between Mr.
Edison and the Company as to a division of ths proceeds of th.
propoced aaiev 1 Wid that if the business was to be sold it
ahould be disposed <* ehtife, that shile |* Edison was willing to
manufacture *0* the Eoston Company, and depend upon tbm for his ' ‘
»»iraUlaa, t did not think ho would cai* to enter into the same'
relations with people shorn he did no> know. Ur. Held expressed
no view upon this point, except to <my thdt he was „ot authorized
88tU° At» *** W4nt to see Mri, Ysttaans, The latter ex-
Pwsead himself to ua the same as he had previously to Mr, stovons.
Ha ««ld he 8o to London or Berlin and would know within tor o
^ther or not hs could make a sale. If he found he could
iwt do 80 ha atjuld drop the .matter iawedlately, as hs could not
ifittort tc spend too much time on it, in addition tc vhioh »ia
•*aj»>itatiCn fcoUla suffer from a prolonged negotiation. After he
ascertained shat he could do he was to advise the oonfcany arid tl»y
either accept or refuse, he to get a ^eoftnOaaion feW
V'hMa was affected, or a certain amouht to bover expense's in «*.
amiht tof -no aals beii« andaw *A
tty tonawwtandiqg of the traitor wai that Mr, Yeomans .would go
t0 •** **& h» Cduld do, rnL tH+h Motive opecif ic
«»Jor ?w b*. Eaton*
-i*
June 6, 1890b
<mw^ Wwity *0 make a sale, which, w ho etatod, would
be a tewaacti-on with the Baring Bros'* in Portion or friends of
ttaiw i« Berlin;
3hsrin(j this iMtWiew 1 asked Ur* Yeomans if fc, could as well
'dispose » the foreign business should Mr, Edison retain his
Wtorfabturihg ana royalty rights; «y letter to MrW stevona of
HOV, 29th, copy enclosed, states his (Mr; Vs) views on this point,
after la hod so expressed himself, Mr; Field asked me if I was not
of the opinion -that matters could be arranged between Mr, Edison
and the lay 20, So that the entire business oould be sold when the
time came, and I said there was no doubt in my mind that a satis*
lactory aifangeraent could, be made*
On tha 2dth of November Mr, Yeoman* add reseed a letter to the
tloutpany (copy enclosed) and mailed it to me; I sent a eopy
to Boston, mailing tha original later. Your examination of the
''Company* a records trill show what adtiott was taken on this lottos;
1 was very anxious at this t into to lave reoorded in some
definite manner the proportion of the- proceed* of the dOntemplated
dale *hiOh Mr; Edison was to receive, tha ref ore I wrote a letter
tb MrW, Stevens on the 29th of November (copy herewith), ons reason
being that 1 did not wish the Boston people to bo able to nay that
MTV Edison had allowed them to ehter into a negotiation in the
p'poOeoda of which, ha was to participate withput giving them any
*#»*«? the portion he intended to Plata* % had to foroe this
M none of them would nisouas it, saying they desired to
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Tim'i that ttato™ any ha tin nolatiai jL «« tM 6jJ4tm ^
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Mr!# “EdiaonV 1
s.oo»d. that ths raaroa HimL lIuMtd&d om m.
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m ^ Stfc, Wetr York',
Dear 81*...
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Yoiirs truly.
Private Sooro'tary.
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Everott Prazar,
#124 Water Street,
New York City,
“■ MiSOn *“ rM '»» »»» « 6th M.
*-”*-»• *» **> »» » onttnet *. .
”“1VM * «" *- *WilB ,
work motor for the phonograph,
A oto.h-wohh motor f01. Ma in
*“ to 1"Pra0ti”bl»- - ««« -* by th. a,*,., t.
"°*°r ”,a ,Mabls “»“»* »«“ **' f to tta
wa tor-motor phono**,*, .Moh * operato* hy oM.r f.u ^
** **“ K * hbe*hlaa °f «*- «» « o. that tha motor
**“ tto d*ata"''’ “■* »«■»*». thtoo machines monaj *, Iwil.
.Wo. It Von «a, prefer ft, hmtovm, to o^on onppzy yon
*«* .ona run the phonograph thro, ^ thw
tM .out an nor *0, Perhaps .,*» Vonataso oooroomo «.
Jmiens of the i^tivesft ’ / '.<•
.IfeaM tk«3iys
imlyj-y&le Seoretaryt*
Everett Prazar, Esq*,
#3^4 Watpr Street*.
New York City*.
R»Mylm to yonr latter of 6th instant, ,e rogrot very
»»oh that v, sennet snpply yom. stoietoB ^ wiu. wo iom_
Speaking Tejephsnee, These LoeS-Speabj^ Telephones retire en
»pe« to sdjtet then, ann if „a were able to Tarnish yenr hone,
in China with the ihstrasnnts, they wool* find then ns»le«»,nnlese
ecmeone familiar with their operetion ware on the eoone to pneperly
install than!*/
S’rancin R, Upton, Esq.,
Edison lamp company,
Harrison, N, J,
Dear sir?**
“*'* 2dla“ taa rM or 5th tenant ana
“* “"“»»»»» -WM it mo***. « * Houston
"" * *■ *!th *« * «UM horn ror m. *».
nscti on with tha phonograph.
IV. toieon ho. used sloe. horn, on th, phonoemph for ,
™ter tf years, and i. foaUiar with «, oblaim,Jl0 fwJ,
aooh dovi.... ^ depend. upon th, ah*, or th, horn. tea
Edison would Ilk. to toy, a ot ^ „oap,.'8 ho„a fo, ^
Yours ir'uly^
.00,
Jiwe 9, 1890
'$**■ »*'**• H9w '<oi'k city,
• . 1 •"“*• *w“,‘ “».«• » **♦«• mm x «,*»
Morning from i>£yiiol Weld, Soc'y:, 0f ->,« "
**, r,***?»*mm
Yours truly.
Boston, Juno *rth, 1890,
Private Secretary,
Edison's Laboratory, »« j.
* to „otoi«saes th„ „C81M m thrM &vorii
f J,m8 5thr With enclosures in order*
“* 'F”S“”t — « — » ■» to tov„ ,s.
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“““* “* **“* ■» m»*i w.n «» o^otooB..
^ i"0"" '■“« «" «» >«« « thi. »„W.
Yours VBry truly,
(Sicned) Daniel Weld,
Sfltnnol In&xm, Baq'##
#*4 Wall atm,
, Nov Ifoi-kv
***** R» 1890.
"Pi Sdlson ■“ «* » l«*,r anilB„,.
aloa^ ' fr°" *—« . wto,., „., • a/”V ~
«*V Bat olio lor* i„ TOrtart5 + aM»s»a to
Worbors Kino1. ° °P<mlne “ Vit3t ** **»
Ml*V Edi3on ]jaa to~day \7ri++n« « iJL
all >equl3itioaa for material for Z ^ ***** ***
** omosi it: r ■" *
:r: ~ *• -
for tho mins >,,,+ . 9rs for supplieo .Ǥ
^ • 0 B!M «U hi. »„ ;tM J
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VOfUl*a •feliljry ' ' m
. mm
Juno IQ* 1890
Sasmel Ins Mil, Esq ,,
#44 .Y/oll st,, Now York City*
I wolose tormith Mils tor exporirrMa IMW.l,st
*“ moratory o» „t Eala0„ ^ nila^
to $10,538*55,
Yours truly.
Private Secretary#
June IP,, 1990.,
William H, Meadowcroft, Esq,,
Edison Lamp Company,
Harrison, N, j,
floar Mi", Meadoworoft,-
Rep lying to your letter of Vfch instant.,
it wall bo entirely agreeable for yourself and Mr;, ParsoH to
go throng the Laboratory on Saturday afternoon next* Work ceases
ho*e on Saturdays, during the sumer, at one o'clock p„ m*„ but
thore will bo some ono here after that hour who can take .you
through, unless you desire your friend to see the mvks 3a upera-
htion, in which case you had bettor make your visit on some other
day through the Week*
Yours very truly.
Private Secretary*
Samuel In3ull, Eaq.,
#44 Wall Street,
New York City,
Juno 10, l890u
Dear Sir:-
Hr: Wl.cn to. toc.ivM mu., * . „rtllls „r ^
to* « IW « the to
Uth «rir °rf“"-in E“U‘,lnei Y°rt' **„
“• WM’ * *" . ton .to „ I<MU^
o a"l°nam61ft t0 39ati0n * Apti0la 10 Qf «» % Ioho, by ntrikinc
vrkole or eaid Section 3 and by inserting to placo
a new Section 3, as per copy enclosed herewith.
Your a truly.
Private Secretary,
Jeetion ns kj£*K W84rtll,« in plao° thereof an on-
Riders toayvota by pSxTauthSized^ •n4ti50ldar2i ab30nt st00ltr~
^ *med <r witWflSBd. proxiQB »!! Proxies, need not
t>w Conjpiwy in advance of a mooting ™ tha S9Cyotary of
Section, or they may he ^ as provided for below in this
discretion >f the stockholder's* fil*d 111 advanCt?, in the
prior to ±h <Z °vf!l * 3* 2x11 if ^ stockholders shall.
ISSdV-2 f stockholders is *T&
be the duty ttf the ^ said sSoMtarv ^ C°mPany a proxy»
v^%rPoa^« 35 ploxy
Seomnry of the Co£S by thJ ^ dUly eivon to the
. "JLESs “r r»*» *» p~»<>» «■ by
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in lor** Xntoly, 0M , 40toMin8a ttat W ot)iBrs
»ar toin thi. itottiou, X am coina Mrnttor to hoot it.
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eonoomiqg s-t.
Youtb vory tvuly.
f) uxy’1
fymm Jr«uur Esq.,
#44 Wall stmtr
N01T Yojty <fi^y.
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'*■?***** M= «"•«* eoomenoad spit wlmt *.
--th, <*•»»*. * ft, ,«p infringement af the myograph, and
Urn tofoPa toatimeny «» „ tak9„ lB „„ ^ ^ -
MOk 0* *“* * iM> H« *'»<•**■’» attorney taving oSr
" ^ ” thlS b°“* “* 1 ■»« *0"‘iay Witten ^ expressing
1>y “ **• H. advises me that yea pUi *« to
n.0 tfco bond for my3iemtim,* Please do s of.
..y a i'owa truly.
June U, 1890
A V BV Mok, 3?3ii'<t
loS ~ 15<i Lake Street)
Chicago, Ills.
Dear sirs-
* >ja.va your letter of 9th instant, request!*# that 2
go i«: fc«a bond whioh you have to file in your suit against ft X*
3taert-hr of Newark, !T« J«, for infringement of the MiRDograph.
I shall be very pleased to comply with your request., end
have to*- day written Messrs* Dyer & Seoly, informing them ttet I
will sign the bond and requesting that they forward it to me for
execution^'
y.c^Zu6%^
dscxfaij u-y ^°
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7‘ '/,, ’ ' ' / y{yv/i^y a
'tiy^'t-^Ur' y^tf su^Ze
(3<2^ oy&l/^ —
^ '-&<£> y^uoytcr ^
Ofc Hangers on, Bsq1,, ' •• <
.Bate0n G?J,eral Electric Company,
Wall StU, New York City.
« * i . r tewith .*r .« ^ *
rr *• - “Mtitu“ u“ -**« - * - —
.« rr ^°a *?-#“*** «. »«.
rr in «•“““•*“«*• *—. . ^
“*"“•**■ Mr n>mtou, ^ eonWlB
engines are to be used.
Your3 very truly.
&iasan J33.cc trio 31U Co. of H. y>.
New York Jpno V, 1890.
Thomas A1* Bdiaai^ B&q.#
• Orange, u, j.
'My dear -Mr* JJdistm:
„ .: , *» oms "construction wort: on tho new downtown
*‘°. feet 88 to‘Ch banai,it of y°«^ 6ouhsoi aa we can,
y Wry “9Bh 0i< divorti^ y°u fro“ more irnpotw
6^^rat passing contract of sale and preparing to sign
2“Jft2 **& Ehn Streotdfand to save time
r£arCilit0ct2 forwartl 051 th0 Preliminary
tha iiterty of forwarding rough draft of
30D& nshggob .ions I am making to them, which will Come before the
Oons’tructafth -Oojmiittee meeting -on’ Wednesday. If yon would cafe
to go bver Wash letters or instructions, I will endeavor to have a
OOpy 3o»t Jo you on which you may scratch any criticisms or' sug-
th re sard, to the electrical canvass, we put- our boat man on
Sigbth Avohtw, with instructions to see how quickly the work could
ho done, jitad found that, in such quarters of the city, a good man
coidd only do five or six block-fronts par nighty This would mean
eevbhal Months work of Skilled men to cover the. district for which •
■vro UaoAtb BroVida, Land as 1 wrote yon previously, the- facta that
%e have bebn -ecbeoTuioiy obliged to Jump into the streets before
-the 'O^haj.t paving shut dbira upon us, and to close negotiations
for the jsijp, make such a canvass of -really very litt le use in New
Yofk under -m'osenfc oirdumstancap!. Z have . consulted Mr. Henderson
in thOhattor, jsa yon desired, qnd do not find that his conclusion
diffdrd ffcbm ou*s.
■I to have the How York Company thoibnghly in line with
you* "Ssadrea* hut you will recognize that a canvass of this sort
could net Areally be made in time to. get our work in shape this
yaar.
Very truly yours,.
{Signed} K. R, B a w k e r
let Vice-President.
June 4, I890V .
Messrs1* Suehmin *
8 Yfest zvth fliroot,
Jlaw York City,
Gentleman:
|||£»C'K;|F«Sh?‘
consoSaS^Sth^^ugS^f Jrtrt* 3°£ins 3id9 walls
lataon «* the space neoessS L ^ ta determined by a calou-
of room around the 1 don h ■ th° Iowo* floor, to sive nianfv
« swur
you neod^tiT’i^ in° viaw^tj^4^ °f thQ bulldinc and for the engine
driven yrollB *» £23^*52522 °f °na* °r P°33ibly ^
***** apace for a briSTLS £*£“*"* "*#1* of water, and of
^eive the exhaust sSii* SpSc^thf ■£?* a» *■•«***>
dpiown stations - also, prov teiVjhouil I8"5”* in uas *» our
Jf*8 - one at either end, fo- i^ ^0 for 8 tai* <w
JJ*98** B° tb0 WPS shall^ot e^ert i7®t8r ;fr0In tha
rimom, aB xe combined of at the 26th st^Zt 'Sat JiT the
near Ehould be put ®s
OP «a to leave as much room at front an! «**”? 88 ia Practicable,
wnnooation and for office roS, as caTt,^^ ? mrP°3es of 00m-
SteffiT St^ »otePr?SrSr™ . »£*
oir t^hSldi^aS S^altedfto mko0t°iraSa^BWSr tha ^ ^
an entrance for offtoe purposes and +v,«^ Street frontage
totranoe for station and^oha^La^^ P T1 S^e4t fro^age the
the ttaane -street side, if not There oftbtiia.be on
a anger as tpU 68 fr0W J2v»fnJ 3^83‘ Provis.io^for pas-
possible addibion cf fi££ atoJies forP?W+°Ulai,ly in viav/ o£ tho
it may be well also, to provide o£fice P**?03*®'*
phafta, for hoisting to tto roof. in^^nn ^L11? the ®^'Vatoi*
It ip prdpoosdto run elevators and all otter 0«Mai»*
lfew»rtj> -suotonan & Deislar.
? •W.TWtO*, W „,
-object lesson intks nrae+L^ at9taon ehall-be throughout an
for ppwfer. ^ a^ app^10ation & the electric current
the ata°ks and *»*■ portions of the
Sw mV llms 3hou*a ^ ^4e by which
go* av^-,„ throughout every. portion of the system,
b+«»iI*SSP^r ^ the exhaust steam may he carried into either
at an/titae:. ’Thife^rL^h^tT0^ ’ ^ devic^3 83 088 be operated
-■JA5SS.1SS isssKS?' ai*fi'“iti,» »*•»
dihff ^Uld> -well to consider, in the arrangement of the buil-
•5i5t?*SiJS ^ paanniuc of ths machinery, the practical
<#?6w£ JrC!ly fr0m oars bro«eht to the station
on trunks, .so -that both the truok and horses may be bached within
^e lanes of the Station building, leaving the sidewalk entirely
nhencumborai and confining all our work to the station itself. The
t0 tak° UJ5 the 331103 » no thit one journey
of a truck wptOa bring coal and take aray ashes. Also adequate
arrangameittfi qnonld be made for weighing the. coal as it comes fco us
as Also weighing, coal, water Cto«,. aB delivered to the boilers*
. In toe ^facades of the building, the combination of brick with
3tona trimmangs used in. the uptown stations, will probably be
satisfactory dp tljia, but we should be glad -to have any suggestions
from*you as to the use of tha newer types of brick of ornamental
COJ.pX$'p
flia side walls should have euoh provision for connection with
ft possible Bl» Street office building as pan be made without
weakening thqi r structural strength1. When the get to a height
sboVe ton probable height of adjacent building, it would be well
to provide for their simple ornamentation in an inexpensive manner,
father than to Show un ugly briok vmll to the rest of the City*
M 4* is not impossible tint, within a few years, electricity
way be .produced by diroet combustion, without the interposition of
steam machinery, x>v that the supply may be brought from a consi-
durbblo distance for storage, vre should look forward to the posai- ’
toili-ty that * building, in this valuable quarter, may ultimately
be conssutpd into p urposes other than Station use, and so far as
it is practicable to do so, it would be well in your arrangement
of grahd aturiae on too facades, as within the building, to make
it. aa,ay to4ransf oimthc building, by providing intermediate
floors whqrp thff engines and boilers are to be placed*
dome important changes as to the height of the several floors
may hj ueoassary as the plans are developed, for instanoe, the
llItstajTB. JhHtfsaan & $e':Wer. 3.
tn,° °f »•*•* .• Ai, «*.,
^MtfL’Sr.TSSSir **■* »• te ** *-»
Yours ‘very tfttly,
Pivst Vice-President
Add
Ventilating shafts and Jans to provide bettor ventilation
than up-town.
Vaults to bo built in Pearl and Duane Streets! up to Jilin st'«
oornor.
12, 18 9(
■ «• Bowfcor, Bsq,, 1st Vice-President,
Edison Elettri* Ill, Co. « Jt/y,,
16 & 28 Broad St., flow Youlr.
Steal- Sir:-
toys’* ro“- »«*“"• <* vth iratant, I aai,, in
'”r 1MtM' “ *“”• * »•«•* «.t » „ftr
"te“ lS1,,S COrrS« **• *»*<* •«. % smtastaataj i* .tot
omasa; main,, m to to Ulla s,atiTO>
Y°otsj very truly.
Samuel Insull, .£aq.f
#44Wall St',, Hew York City*
June 12, 1890#
MY dear Insull, -
Uiider Mr, Connery's contract with the Mexioan
Government, the Phonograph Postal Servioe which he proposed put¬
ting in operation there, should be commenced on the 1st •Spy of
July next; otherwise the contract expires* Mr* Connery hap aafea
Mr, EdiBnn to address a letter to the Secretary of the Interior,
Sr, Rubio, also a letter to President Diaz, asking for an -extension
of this oohtraot for a period of six months.- J enclose herewith
drafts of these two letters, which were prepared by Mr* fconnery.
Ilia ides being that Mr* Edison should state to the officials named
that the reason for the delay in commencing the Postal flei»viee, ia
that Mr* Edison is engaged upon perfecting a phonograph for corres¬
pondence of this character, and a mailing phonogram 0<6,
It seams to me that such letter^ as thestt Wfc# j)M Wi^bn'a
signature, might cause him to beooMO ,
Edison United Phonograph who, A* M
yet recognize &£•
if the
mediate dOV&Si 'ab&ftt
5aiaupi Baq,
June ia» 18901.
1 mo onolose e letter «*» Connery, eddree.ea to Ur.
Mioon, reauonti^ to bo fumietoa „ltH tW no. mom™. mll_
f" t,la *M“1 etbvloo. Mb. Edison oamot. of Oouroe,
»»P«y tjtsoo mobin.t except upon m or9„ IrM %h„ ?bmm_
graph Oompahy,
Wiat ia -to he dona in -this matter?
Youra very truly,
Private Seerq^ry*
June 13, 1890,
Henry Villard, Esq!.,
Mills Bttlliin.
New York City*
My dear Sirt-
I have made an examination of Lieutenant Patt en's
patents!* Share axe several inventors ahead of him who have
worked up exactly .the same system. Liout'* Patten has simply
chanced the character of tho devices. She great trouble with
all these ays tenia is, that they do not give satisfactory results
on long circuits. He con accomplish what he claims on short
lines, where, as a matter of faot, the xeaulta are not needed,
irony others have precoded him in doing the same thing; but as
the lines art lengthened the number of messages that oan be -
simultaneously rapidly decreases.
Yours very truly.
June 12, 1890
Dear Ur. Villard,- . ,
I called the other day on Mr. Horace White, and
went nith him to inspect the Printing Machine which you asked me
to pjfaminc. 1 find it ia of a practical nature and oould easily
he mode a good commercial machine. But, on the other hand, I feel
convinced that there is a big law suit in it somewhere. fho
principle upon which it is operated is not new, and somebody must
have covered it'. In any event, if the principle is old, the fi¬
nancing and development -Of the business would have to be solely on
the merit of the machine, as I do not believe that any sufficiently
broad patents could bo obtained which oould not be avoided by com¬
petitors. If the inventor's price were low, no great risk would
be involved; but upon the to 11113 stated to me, I would net touch it
myself or adviBO anyone else to do co.
Yours very truly,
"Hejtfy Villard, Esq.,
Mills Building, New Ydrk City.
i m«» « a» .noioem*. *ioh „owpaJlisa
^ 1“M',r - lMh **— »» •* *o deaiuaa » to My
that ha Uoea hot aar, to also th. fatition Ai,h ,m p„pw ^
ftantlDS to the Housa of Ropreoairtatdvos.
“* “** "OT «“* * «"* -w Patent. «, „„ lsanM
covering davi.e. which ata.lutaly lmnnUaiu. ^ ^
«h.« an...* *, «,ine invention. ohOTMJ, ttet
P'“‘l0al "* th... old »*«. he*,. jor_
tW' ITOI'J“S vow stoil»- “> If . patent „„„
a devioo of any vain, whataoevar, it ie 99rt>Soly ^ ^ ^
atrnta proposed Under Saotion Id of Houae Bill Ho. 10,6371. If
thi. Saotion should have t» afreet of killing all patent, on
unworkable hart.es, it would a.o««*liob a neat deuirtbi. objeote
rows truly.
PrtyatO Secretary,
VVvh..
telephoned 0, Hv IT* B»ter Mi„n>
*• "”8 01 5' •*>- -< — Prooent.* to Ooi,
' W0™J to “» “-"W „„ SA
“ “7 th*» * * **r «** * *. *„„„ W0M
*W1 in tontine to ««. Hiu . *«„ cmmnaiaa )tjn
** " ta ~ *> «. *» «*.».*• «u *j» te
• »*r of *» lot*.,, «• t^hono „« to Wit #M
^aa strwi. that inioh a latte* had gone to Albany*
1st Vio9-P*es't»,
1 B» If Oop 1% Y*
Mr1. Edison askad m to refer to yourself the
att ached mosaago which has Just teen haceived from Mr* RW RU
Bovtoi . If you approve of sending a letter to Gov. Hill, endor¬
sing Dirt* Wheeler, Mr'» Edison Would liJte you to draft such -a letter,
for his signature.
Respectfully,'
'424"
June 12, ifjoo
Mr'« Johann PesBonko,
Mayor of the city of Clarkow,
Russia#
D o a r s i r
I ben to return herewith tho map and list of
questions vrhioh were oncloa^d v/Hh „ *
-tn /ou. oateemod favor under date
oth «a«. «*»«..<, to «... a, to5 M m ^
*** 1MWi« »“>» »» *»iw in »*„, tte
M “ ”“"trl0 »l„nt in yon, oity> to tto
ooypACHn; omtMbbw a>ISo„, , Bno 0aTO1„,
C“WW ’m te «“ 10 *""> « -X- pa«i.„b„ i
tliat nubolect.
Uinnlrinc you for your letter, I »3fi to remain
Youra very truly,
Private Secretary*
J« 3anoroft, Eaq„
#5S William St,, ifow York City,
JUne 14, 1390,
Dear Sir!-
"* “toa “ *• »«. for yonr M,„
of 10th in—,, enoloslng — oh .ho— ormwnt
iftine cnom* tm is taSne atoptoa „ ^ tmiOTjts#
K.„ Edison las mfonroa ths oorreopondonoo to Mr. H, it, Livor,
01 th* »" Oonoontnat ins Eorhs,
otr *.. Ho. Von* City, ft, hi. opinion in ,—d to th. nation,
tours very truly.
Private Secretary*
TJ* IT* Livor, Boq.,
#19 Bey street, How Yoric City*
Boar Sir:-
June 14, 1890,
ta" aak8d ” *° ntn to yo„ tte „MraM
lottuu toooivod by bta fno„ Ur. Bouoroft. ^
“OT',*y 0f "* °5a“ “» *>- «» tt-mto. Coupon!,,.
Attuohoa to Ur. tenoroff, totter to a okotoh ohorins „ „rronu>-
"*"* f" ooUactinC Ground ton bark, *1® 1, tol^ a4optM by
”” »•. ®to.n mu lik, to w uhat you think of
tM. arranfiomont and uhothar it ooudd to utiliocd by no »t Osdon.
Yourn trulyj
Private Secretary*
tfur» 14, 1890*
RW Bowter, Eeqy, iat Vice-President,
Edison Electric Illuminating Co. of Hew York,
16 & 18 Broad 3t«, Nayr York City,
I beg to oonfira the follovring tmsnnge riiich was
telephoned you -from the laboratory to-day:-
*Ref erring to your message of yesterday, I d9 not
think that it would bo boooming of me to write
the Governor with relation to what is praotically
a political office', i liave had a talk with'hW,
te8taj w th® subject and hove asked him to oeo
you about it Monday ♦»
.Yours very traly*
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Charles Lanier, Enq,,
KessrnV Winslow, -Lanier &‘cov,
#17 Hassau-St*, New York',
I teg to confirm the following telegrams exchanged
between us to-dayJ-
declined receive project from Hau President
without Edison s consent or give interest syndicate re-
quested*- Chasi* Lanier*-"
"Of course 1 have nothing to do with their taking
interest in Syndicate, but object to contracting for
cable when wa can make it here and save hundred fifty
thousand dollars’* Edison*"
Oompafj rde Continentals Edison,
P a r i 8 i France ^
J«na 17, 1890V
Dear Siraj»
1 1595 t0 °0nfim «» Rowing cablegrams
bebmjen tta< yesterday:-
exchangod
*ln accord with Adams
o one ours magara cable
we ask your agreement our entering
answer, EDISON, Paris'.* S
i«S5a^'%nn5L'a,bie ■“** *>- «»*-
t<. p«tr.r sru,,
Yours truly.
JtlHfi 17, 18&0a
°baa'* Lanier, Esq'*,
Mesorov Winslow, -Lanier & Co.,'
Hev; York City*-
Dea? Sirt-
1 bee t* confirm the following telegram sent you
.Vfc'at.sv’day:-
"Advice Adams not commit himself to French Edison
Company:.. I intended purohasing from them apparatus to
manufacture cable here. It would be folly to pay forty
per cent dntieaj factory would bo clear profit and could
always do a good busineae outside* EdiaonV*
444.’
June 17, 1890
ov S'« B‘e Eaton,
#120 Broadway, Hew York.
Dear Sir’:~
oTf' *,,am4m0h obliged for your favor of 14th instant, an-
.afree!nQnt between myself and the Edison PhonoW .
189o“ waiving royalties for tha quarter ending March Slat,
Yours truly,
'jj.
fatoM-ahJi jt.
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I bee to oonnm the follow ta,tna «llch TOI]
‘ y“" t°-<b* by ~Pir t. yoor !rtt.r or ua
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460
Sanaa* jfosaai,
** S*ret*» s* y<fVk Cityw
_ ■ W ab“'”“ " “* ^ to you «.
tto «— *- m.
— * I* ,«, * „saM t. th8 ^ ^ s
ioldOTH, irith their " «"» »toojc-
**M fry- each, for Ue 2! «!i ^ number <K Blares
w>t la this o^oe. Re stock hoc* is
Mr* Marcus, Secretary of the “ «'in hands of
aooi them: * stockholders asr ; raeol-
5** fit Mison* Qvsnoa,
sux 2$ks*x*r. £■,?«»»’’*
tffco!* w» Iswsou, ! * *
: ‘v *“* w* H0Well‘ 9/o Edison imp ft*, Harrison,*.
<2) -ti^
aSS^eet 2 4hS DF^'ko»
Of the Director may is heid^at dm special- meetings
President.- after £Lte .. ?* ■■*“? ’tlms by order of thT
oaoh Director at 2a -iSStam**! '*? Writ *»* “Ml®* to
, that - the birector^ ma?mOet\t £V?J?* of business; and
fo^io\Jia5s i/i
m ^ of Dlrg,B*6n,
st'«» ifeur Vortt,
Nfltf Yortc Oitji
*» Harj*i6on>
^ #4i Wall Stawt, Ne* YorJc
Dear SiM**
1 bag to one loss herewith Majf* Edison’s criticism on
the report on the lamp Company made by Mr1* Rathenau, copy of
which accompanied yopr letter of 17th instant to Mr* Edison, to¬
gether vrith copy of My* Upton’s ooimients artd letter from Mri*
Marcus, all of which papers 1 return herewith, as requested1.
Yours vary tiuly.
June 10, 1890
Samuel Insull, Esq',, 2nd Vice-Prea’t,,
Edison General Electric c o>, •
#44 Wall St*, New Yortt City,
46*
Juno 18, 1890
Mr-. Rathnnau’a autocrats are somgahat oixai. Hot ft,Uy
c«*reh8«l% tho relations Ha, Bath.nan bo„ to ora to
™ not ohora thresh tho who*, of th» resslra factory. non th,
breach factory, five mils, di.trat, tfrare th, coat taportrat
operations take place!*
MrV R^t henam state a that the process is about the same
as that originally employed!* How to illustrate, he saw about a
dozen hands working glass the same way as he does it, and peVhaps
not no obenomioally, which men were making about 2,600 lanpa per"
remanents of a gang of 75 men now discharged; But'he did
»ok see the room where the glasswork for ten thousand lanps daily"
«ao turned out by machinery at a price halt what he could possibly
•do it for, notwithstanding his oheap labor;
Kifi statement that we using old processes would find it
difficult to apll the produot against foreign competition (£
^Wente should cease to give necessary protection!* The answer to .
***** la, that there are 46 per cent duties on selling p'rioe in
_mnuf poturer *s price : and, secoMiy* y® have hover
hi& ta$ ^tootion from our patents; hoy? h& tdak
******* o*i»a, a*pi»„a„ * Misn ^ ^ ^
W °*» *» «* >»■ W»to ya.„ a .amti, ■„!.
» „ and . doom ath.r ^ , JVjT
I aaw understand^
’"*"" *ma 1“’i"”0 « >W Ite. la
— » of . poauii.r „ „MtSanto „ tap .
°iM“‘ “ is SJ.B8M Aa .vary ^ ■
imp. in tho n,Ad noootha Oaahiag pros... a* is
m.a boo.™. •* *«, *» gopa lw. ^ itk Ih0 wteM
f" *** S“c,ss 18 °™,d by ■»«!.. in this orantw> ^
'", “i 'ae E,U°°” C“wmy tovs »’«r at«an or infringed a
”*! ** ”vsr *“*•«' 1 b“ »— ‘<.**.1^
■*“* *“ *» «■» the Patent in
. * than 50 of an™, . ham not used mat Vi* in Nation,
”” Mr* *o«h»nan»s Imps, it ha ».ra diacaod tu ^ ^
.aaa, »* to niton*, TOrthloss* m th. «,h „OT8 , *,w
*™. a* a.flm.an about Ssmi-smwny id *„« to ■«» V«*
advances to has and. in Imps, the id»a b81^ ^ to has Sana
saorat mono.. ate. ohieh mooght to bay. It has b«h ito *,*.
tioa of tho Imp 0a, for year, to bay in tha market every MnS, s„
0f tl,s m,la> “* d»"» »«P. * >m md.ar .ndmt than
o;? for lifa teatb Mr, Rat!ibr,W m these tart rooms. in nparatloa ■
in my Laboratory* «• knoo wt*in a month «ha advance mad, by «* ,
competitors', „ have aoan n. advance by Wrpaihoyau in the Inhb
Wr. Hi. lamps ara not ao s»od as Siewna, Wlo bribe toy, aSWs
{3)
tj» lamps in Europe'.- TSTe get mo.ro lamps .per horse power and
have a longer life than R’-c lamps; and 1 an not afraid to hazard
^ -assertion that wo can lay down lamps in Berlin cheaper and
Witter than Aathenau'si. 1 tpropoaa to ram. this assertion hone on
■Rathtmanhy laving t$s&a made in Germany in competition aa to
life and ehpuomy.snfl tmr books will show regarding cheapness:.
-^Tho trouble with Rathenau is thn^ has always some.-
ytj&ns to sell'* He 1b o very good engineer, Afith the advantage of
4#img a good business m«l» which is a rare* combination, but £e
pwsft not go romancing gbonfr things without sufficient data!.
<9
1890
Edison lamp Company,
If you are not using tM Hand-Screv^Press which
lW* in the factory— the one that was used for malting canto
ittons-— Mr!* Edison would like you to send it to the labors*
ne wants to utilize it .in connection with an
Yours truly.
June 19a
1890
Major SV B. Eaton,
#120 Broadway,
New York pity.
Dear Sir:-
- Mr1. Mison tea read your letter of 17th instant* i:
*#“B “ I""!K'SM *«> *» »«»ra oo. to si„
«H, for B, o„a i., thi ftlloiaile-
TiDta upon it:
’ tira8 to LiPPincott than he
pays ror. he has never paid a cent -p«-
porimentdag yet, amounting to 3ay $40,000^1*
Youra truly,
Private Sooretayjrv
•1
Sarnie 1 Ingull f Esq',#
#44 Wall Street,
Now Yoi»k City',
•Jfyne 3G, 13 9«?
Dear Sir:-
• MrU Edison has received your letter >of 19th instant,,
at afc irg 'that on the date mentioned you deposited v/ith Messrs;.
Drexel, Morgan & Co., for his account, your cheek for $12,£11»80.,
in settlement of statement which accompanied your letter.*
The statement has been handed to Mr. Randolph., and as soon
as he checks it you will be advised as to whether we agree in
the o correctness of ypur figures'.
Yours truly,,
Private Secret ary..
Samuel liisull, Saq.,
#44 Wall Street,
.1 beg to confirm the following telephone no congee
exchanged w tween us to-day:
“The understanding we had on Saturday laat was that you
ahpnld 9?nd the Mexican maohino3 fr6m the Laboratory!.
If they are sent from Phonograph. Works it' mil bo an
absolute breach of Contract. I would suggest that you
order the machines sent pp to the laboratory for experi¬
mental purposes, and than if you choose tb have them
repacked and sanfe to MekicC that Will be your affkir
entirely!, S« INSyLL'. 0
^Machines 'were not taken from Phonograph Works. They
are experimental machines which have been hero several
months. Mac Brut liar mahb a bull of asking them in New
■ york. Ediapw. *
Hon* jftaoa J-« Ciaaninga, lb, 0.
f saliiagt pi
D. p,
491
► Arendell, 2aq,f
S a 1 i a b u 3* y , j.j. C.
J«ao 20> 1890.*
My clear sir:*.
*” letter « mi, inetant ta3 ton toly reoolv94>
Th, ~a.o„ that i returned „„ option.;*, tooMM t ^
h0la 5OOH0’“ “•* ”P »0 *» ...Id not ,radn *
Secondly, i had as soya made by eoveral different aaaurero
y°’'k 0,4 "‘U**U'“* “a *«• «» exception op tto Jnon,»„
property, they .honed practically nkhins. 5l.7fi.to js.s0 ^ ^
"* :■"“•■ to ««*»otien eith tto aeeaye r„,„
oven .event, other mine. ^ itet j .0.^
not to’ operate in the South, I tt* « *, „,Wm „
the Chapman mines, Chopmm, tovmi Mouro4 roy.m ^
ertov to had Got ihera he tried a mean trick, ana I dropped lt,
I *>• not see hon 1 am to blame in reepoet to youraeli, Hod
tto aa«oys .hone! anything of value, I eouid have doom! the
option, and paid yon a eoCmiooion,' I did not upderttena that | „
to pay for the msra obtaining of the option., but oiiiy in the
event of my exoroifllns the option and taking tto property *., I to
M«* C* Gustavus Memmingef, M. E»,
HorBe Oova, Macon Co.,
H. 0.
•Dear 3irJ~
Ur', Edison is much obliged for your lot-tar of Itttfci
instant, in regard to tho uso of oorundura in connection with the
phonograph. Hr, Edison says that it is necessary the coitihdum
should be free from flaws; J.t is hard enough, but the flaws make
it worthless. He Would like you to send a few samples by mail*
Private Sool*etary.
„ ' /
Letterbook, LB-042
This letterbook covers the period June-July 1890. Most of the
correspondence is by Edison and Alfred O. Tate. Many of the letters relate
to the manufacture and marketing of the phonograph and talking doll.
Included are letters about the water-motor phonograph, the promotion of the
phonograph in Europe, China, Japan, and Mexico, and the exhibition of the
talking doll at the Minneapolis Industrial Exposition. Other letters pertain to
electric lighting, mining and ore milling, and electric traction systems. The
book contains 500 numbered pages and an index. Approximately 30 percent
of the book has been filmed.
Jung 24, 1 ego.i
Major S-* BV Baton,
^rl20 fcroadway.
New York City*
Dear Sir:;-
In aooordano. rith th» enuomion oontainfd in soar
la««- « SOat inrtant, r. J,t4w Salt, Mr. Bdiaon to-day oablad
tha Edison & Swan 0o^t as followa:-
*Cbpioa proposed disclaimer reooivod* Will
**3“* * «» ooSic"?
iWiraJitt VWy important. Ediaori.#
Yours truly.
Private Secretary,
C 0 P
2-lew York, June 23., ISSfy
Thomas Edison, Esq,,
0f,hle»f
Saar sir:-.
ttamtftmy «un,» to yon to. m»o» d
"* "°rtTO 0riM,oU wa Art»- *U~ .ho hnVO b.o„
-leoW by tho International Gramophone So, to eery, a, ««.
bore of the Board of Director, of the Ediaon Pho„o„raph Hot*. t„
uoaordanco „th Article Piret In Asroo-nt entered into Lt-on
Ihotae Alva Bdieon and the Bttw.tta-1 Qraphophom 0o„ end »
hare tine day enhaitted the ««, „t 0rlm„u ^ ^
above, to the Sdi.on Phonoeraph Wort, ae eaadidatoe for e Lotion
as mr above agreement dated March 11th, 1^0,
w" yra ettien in tie natter at .in i„.
aure the fulfilment of said agmwmt.
Vdxhft respectfully,
®« Nip Ubrison,
Secretary,
George PV Kingsley, Esq,,
Orange, NV JW
^°n i,0tt,ni t0 «» Moratory after an absence of
3Weral dayB* 1 flnd your l9ttep of 16th instant, encasing Bond
“f Mr8V *"**** *h°00< I note that you haTO put the
*e.e on roooid and will ‘return the some to. us when dona. '
Mr<i Murray pays all expenses'.
Yours very truly.
/(Mir
'• >■ _
v >*yh
2^ |390*
Edison Phonograph Works,
Orange, WV J!»
Dear Sirs:.-
Will you please liaVo prepaid at once, one of the
latest type of Watsr~Motor Phonographs, for presentation to Sr,
Don Manual Romero Rubio'. Have a plate engraved and placed on the
InatrUment with the following inscription:
*This Phonograph is presented to Senor Don Mantel
Romero Rubio by its Inventor E D I S 0 Nfc>»
Wien the febovO is ready for shipment, please notify me tnd I will
•aerd you shipping ihstrtuiionsfc
Yours truly*
June 26, 1690
SdGOi’ S* Alii on, Esq., Gan 'l. Manager,
Edison Phonograph Toy Manufacturing Co.,
#138 Fifth Ave., Now York’,
Dear Sir:-
** you are doubtless aware, the Edison exhibit recently
on view at the Lenox Lyceum, in How York is being removed to Minne¬
apolis, where the State Exposition opens on or about tin first of
August'*. 1 think it would be very advantageous to your Company if
you would arrange to make an exhibit of the doilsl, Those con¬
structs on the new model win be ready about tint tin*, and a'
very creditable showing could be cade-. The people of tto West
tov* uever lad a chance to see the dolls, and it would stimulate
business in tint direction to a very large extent!. Win you
kindly let me know the view* of your Company on this subject!.
fbivuto Secret9i*y»
Juno 35, 1830
Mir deal* Mir* Villard,-
I have your letter of 17th instant,
info Maine r® that you have named one of the Stations on the
North-mi Pacific Railroad after ta e'«
I appreciate very highly the honor you have thus con¬
ferred upon me'«
yours very trulyf
<y
fftiwy trillard, Eaqv,
Sffilla BdgV* Hew -York*
MrV GV HV Juatinson,
Tapper' Alton, Madison Co'., Ills,
Replyins to your letter of 12th instant addressed to
“* Edison, would say that we have no difficulty wtatever in re¬
produce the writing of Morse instructs on the phonograph. We
put- a funnel on the machine, mar the sounder, and tte record
obtained is perfect. The reproduction of the sounds recorded is
very good and can be heard distinctly throughout a large worn.
ttmrs truly,
Private Seo&taPyt
June Z5p 3SS0
Samuel Insulin EsQ'.,
#44 V/all Street,
Hew York City.
Dear Sir:-
Replying to your letter of 17th instant, I beg to say
that I bays taken up the .matter of speaking dolls for the Minne¬
apolis Exposition, and will communicate with you as soon as I
}»ve anything definite to report.
Private Seoretary.
June 26, 1800,.
My dear Mr, Thurston,-
I r»(5»t exceed Inf' ly that Mrs,. m*w «*
* elf arc unable tp accept your very kind .Invitation contend
ln w >ctt~ * - - *—
* “ 15 iC"W^C f" * “ -«• «•« »«-, for ,
*" 8TO*1« 1 - ** . ,cok at .
without over running up to ny house.
In -■ “«*" *«*-. « - *•>** «»t „„ *, „*
**• thl“ * “ ** **» ■*> — » »™« Moonooofl it. ,
^ 1 Pnr°taa'a «» *»*>• <* » «.«!». ««, .» ^
to «M for „ io t„o K«oo„ Ouoii.ooo, „ „ . .ospa,
end is vary perfect.
Afjain thank! n- you for your kind letter
I ar., yours very truly.
Mh}#? Q’UM/Wv firfamii
t (> '• * fi r * Hi % " ■ *
S. n. Baton*
vVZQ Bronrtway, nw York .
Dear Sir:-
Jujj® aa, lsoo^
I «..»=« —„lt„ a latt,, ,te ^ *.
*** "*• »*-«. «*« *te **. ^.a. w
*-« tta t„ „r royoltl„ 3cnl ^ fcif ^ ^ ^ '
*-«=v.t, I, W.» that th,.,- oTO„01, >,,, ltoteM»w,, obj„.. tf
fe *“ f“'" 1“'Wi* tt~ - «»». »<, ,W11B,
«* «*, * ta„ ^ m ^
be -lono.
Vours very truly,
Private Secretary,
Goo. I>, Kiny s ley, Eoq.,
0 r a n y o , J.
Dear sir:-
I boy to aohnov.'lcdyo rceaipt' of you
instant , in re yard to tlio Y/iley natter. Should
cutocl by Mr. Edison or In? Deyraw?
Yourc very truly,
Juno ;36, 18 0 0.
- letter of 14th
V/iloy be pro 30-
Privato Secretary,
Juno 26, DO,
My dear Voiin*;,-
I have your letter 120, taitant. 1 «„ „ol ,m„
* 31 ** «* * 6llt „,ral
I « »>» tin,. .,oe orportunity „■ .orvlos ,ra. j »lu „ ^
““ toa"‘' ‘° * 1 “ «'« —« hove „* cono „i„E
more to vom- ,,ot iaflietlon. I «„ „* „„„ Hmut0J1 ^
acvorol M. «.»».«.» „1«, -SUeon „ 1<tt.r ^
hit, eo, no tie, aco, «, ailvinc ao to ho ohould did
ho- tint he had to leave. . «„ „ ^ „
Arr/n-icn? x hope 3
1 will have lota of sucoca:: with the Ui-.rt
1 “ al‘r,‘id 1 Wm n0t <**> to get over to *,„*,» thin
i’cnr, moh-an 1 would like to. with Undent records.
I ani yourc vovy truly.
■T. ierrls Youir;, Ksq.,
60 Ludfiatb Hill, London, K. 0.,
Encltuid.
Juno 06, 90
Ml’ dear Burnh.qx , -
1 laV° r°00iVea your totter of loth instant,
j fol.iors, relative to the town of Peterborough.
" ^ th° °!1!:RCU!m Ilrt laon ! YhiuiUa tur inn Oo. i., loo^for a
-^ito for their horho . \-n\n4 j ,
i/nnt inducements do ym 0p<v*. *
turers? "Cr t0 ntu,u^
Yours very truly..
■ Private t>.
*ary.
. Hampden Burnham, U0q.,
Barrister &o.f
Peterborough; Out.
Juno 2 G, 18 00-
Howard ’’unseal Hut lor, Knq . , president,
Amor lean Fine Arts Society, #47 \7. 42nd st- ,
How York City.
My dear Sir:-
1 hoc, to acknowledso receipt of your latter of 11th
instant, and to oppress ny appreciation of the honor which you do-
oiro to confor upon is* , by nomine >'« as a launder or patron of
the Assort oan Fine Arts Socioty. I should he proud to accept one
of those titloa if I felt that in justice I could do so, but ny
knowledge of art is so limited that oy name would bo entirely out
of place where you msr^ost putting' it.
Yours very truly,
JuiiO :jg, lg.90
Cor. id 1 V.'el il , V’cq., Secretary,
lMl.<ior. Phonograph Toy Mfg , Co. ,
i'95 Mill; St., Boston, Mans.
Boar Sir:*.
1 boc to aohnovrledge receipt of your 'lottor of 23rd
instant, quoting certain cablegram oxctonged on that day between
yournolf and Yeonuno. Mr. lev/ic, of Monsro. tot on & Lewis, i8
S0in<; to Boston to-night, and will doubt loan call upon you some
time during Friday. Neither Mr. P.dison nor nyaclf underntmdr
your ctatoment that you are awaiting Mr. Edison* n action about
aclllng IXiropeon patftits free, of his royalties and nunutoc turor ' a
rights.
Yours very truly,
Private Socretabyi
> M* Korison, Ke„., seoretury.
International Omphophon, Colony,
Wills nnlldinc. M ovr VoW; city.
Juno 2Q, 3soo
Dear sir:-
• «• Of *» M-mtU, 00„aln ^ for tta Mreoto_
■“ * °f Bortt“- «"*'«»>■•» » t. »«„„ „■
7"~ *"* ,M- -■ * *«' ~ .o llla
intention*
tu-a very truly,
Private Soerirti
Juno so, is oo
Mr i Somuol Insull,
$44 V'iOl' Street,
Nor,- York Oity,
Bear sir; -
Soferrim; to .the core or lotter miner toto 33, -a
reeelvM * Mr. M1o<m 1W„ a. «M, so. of th0 ^
natl.iaa OrerMeKM, Oo., .Moi, «, to yen ionterday, I too
notifies Mr. Horloonttat Mo oomnnimtlon he. boon- nferroa to
your self for action,
Tte Mroetom. „f «» naieon Phono6raPi, work. 1. 00 roll™, or
*. has eon.
Cline e Batchelor.
Samuel Inc-all.
A. , 0 . Tat e .
B. L. Cutting.
Yours ' truly,
Priva-t* se ji-ctai'y,
Juno 2d, 90,
My dour Mr. Taltavnll, -
1 lave your lottcr of 23rd Instant.
Vho most interesting thing that wo have to show in the
laboratory is tho Phonograph, tout our nut hod of recording nuc.io.
At present our ),tU3ic Room is closod, but I expect that in tho
course of a couple of weeks it till bo opened again. I would
suggest that your friend postpone his visit, and that of his
pupils, until some time a littlo lator on. I reached homo the
night boforo last, and fool much benefited by my little trip to
Canada and tho Palls.
Sours very tfhiy,
Private secretary.
Thou. R. 'faltavr.il , Ken., lid it or,
1 h e K 1 o c t r i u Age,
ITo'.v fork City.
Juno 26, 18<50
Ssr.tuoi Ijj.tuII, I'.aq t ,
g/iAi Wall st.. How York City.
Se«r Sir:-
I bog to confirm the following message telephoned you
from the Sail oratory thin morning, and your reply to same:
f«S?inC Bbont ahiP,:ent of his orders.
U^k ®1,ouM at3vis0 him that we can mho no
t3 Untl1 Ratter® ar° adjusted with the
Lnitera Phonograph Company? A. 0. Tate." '
Instill 'o reply.
Yours truly,
Private Secretary.
uv <Jtt.-it-i.ifc ■ &
"
- flUA^ AMAA-^fJtJ)l ■'~t*L~ejUu4e, -^U
Pi\ JajJL4 ArL,-y-#uA '/V-u'-/’’* AlAytiuUU^ii
^ tt-^^AA-tMA P ^ \/‘{. j /?< /?A
'Ajrf- ?y$) '•■ /*
~^- U - -u^ yCviM. —
'^y * ^ ^ /-^t» £ <s -^-f
-rUyAju- xLt
O^a . tjyt^o ~ _
Jurio 27, 1890,.
My doar Incull,-
1 ’"vo ,0”' or "«»
ulV, “** - - I «* '
t ^ fo„ „ „ „lw mylMW or tto
Mm of! with one of your diplomatic cxcuocn.
In re card to Ore .Millie r
ta„ w . tt‘ink 11 would >» hotter not to
toil him what wo are do in; over here. v,o can't do
, . Uo can t do any husinosa
■ . - «. - m 00014 olTO _
? l0M t0 °Mlt’ — - « - i. that
wo outfit to avoid.
Yourn very truly
A t d A, a] v *
owfa'01 Inaull, Kb®.,
V/a11 St., New York City.
Oliau,
Juno 27, .1800,
Herrin- to your letter under dato 4th of April
lant to Mr. rMoon, I flo r.ot know v/lmt undorntandiry you m?.y tavo
hUd V'ith °01’ STOraU(1 un* M:-' but I am sure that you arc
quite mistaken no tr * Ur. Kdison in concerned. xhe oommreial
part of the Ph«mo8m*h bum.™ }as been in obi.. Goumud'a handc,
Cmd Mlti0n nt ”° tlra ^tor-fored rdth it. Col. Goitraud is
I t in Lo.u.on, and 1 would augment your coninunicnt injj with
!dm there. 1 hone the result will he entirely natisfaetory to
lith regard
i youra very truly,
57 |
Juno 27, 1800..
Stv,uel inwu, Ho,., Ron'l. !to,,-cr.
The XSiDon Machine "/«*«., #44 'v«ii street,
How York Olliy’
Dear Sir:-
RofoiTlni; ,o u conversation which I MU[
rteoro the trouble .bleb .. hove ,„d ,m „y ^
*»" ‘be Junction sot m t,» Port „„ m ,
tfc° ”” - "• repairs npon ^
bocr. coot Inc no coco six or seven hundred dollnrs n year „v<!r
circo the .uses .ere loid. era «th rer.ro.nec yom.
“* "'Cet t,!at Ml"° « **“«>» **• ««M rub. this work
seed, 1 !>CC to nay that th. only ™y that this con be needled,
to ** IS, -in, non tuber, The aio,„« l, the Seeder Junction
** *” *r Umm’ ** 883 *•». -»”•»«»; « tubes, ,:o. M„. ,
”1U al00 ”Wlre l,!r” *»"«■ >>«• 1=«. and 14 tubes. So. m.
The distance iron. th. Seeder Junction Sox to hr. Sum', bonne is
““ ""**** n «*«• *»• I- OewdW these,
plcraaA send a iV.v extra tubo;. jt0. a«v> «•,. ,a\,
* * tdll £1bo ro quire onb
Catch Box, with. six ntuoi-. .
Yom* v^v truly, * *
Juno 37, 1800.
Dnviol Wld, Ksq . , Secrotary,
Kdioon Phonograph Yoy Mnnuttioturir^ oo.,
:?0* 05 «*» 8».» foot on, Moon.
Doar Pir: -
I hen to aohnor/lo:l;-'a the rocoipt of your letter of
IJ4th taotan*’ 1 vM.ll authorise you to send a cable-
c;ramto Mr. Yeomans, in regard to n V condition!. rolativo to the
proposed sale of the European business. m reply I boR to say
that Ur, Yeomans has been advised so frequently as to n* position,
that I think tliia oable/jrain le merely a repetition, and, therefore,
unno cons ary.
Youva very tru-ly ,
jr£ ' 9 *
Jt.ir. o
io 1 V/o l:i , Ka t] . , ooo'y«,
Kdiaon phono, -jra;- ;> Toy iff.,. Cor.n«uy,
No. 0f> WLli: St,, floor on. Ilium,
■ Sir!-
i Mr, to nehnov; lodge receipt of your letter of 52brd
;r.nt, iu regard to n- visit which ha:: boon puli you by Hr. Chau.
Soli {TtoTrt. intjioii, N. 0.), of tlic Anttrienn Graphophoiu; Coijrpany,
rocti you a letter from hie Patent Lawyer, ntatinc that wo
infrihsiii!; on their patontn by aolliry: tho now doll now on
rwhot. I now Kr. Mackintosh yostorday and had a eonvorsatie
j him in rognrd to this nnttor, and told him to refer Mr, Sell
e, should ho nail upon you again.
Tours very truly,
Juno 37, 1890.
i'vorott yraaar,
#134 \7 atop s t r o o t- ,
2 low Yor): (Jity.
Wy flow Sin-
r bop to aivir-.o you tliat pos^inc ar. w'.fturtmc-itfc
witl: the 1'dicon United Phonograph Company, wo aliall have to
■sease r.-ai-.iur, sh ij^.-or.to on your account of phonographs end phono-
TJ-wiphic rupplica for uao and consumption in China .and Jan an.,
’n;in natter in roceivirv; attention, anti 2 will cennuniente
with, you o^ain in duo- course.
Yours very truly,
June 28, 1890
Samuel Insull, Bsqi, • '
#44 -Wall Sii, New York City1.
Doar Sir|-
1 have your latter of 25th instant, acknovrledjgina ro-
eelpt from mo of the following Share Certificates of the Eaiso.n .
General Electric Company, which you are to hold for my account,
and subject to my order, viz.,- . ,
( Unsigned Nos’. 858/65 (Deferred), 8 of 100 each- — -800
Signed- * 854/7 * - 4 of 100 eaoh— 400
•* * 866 * 12— . 12
• * 371 « . • . 103— - 103
"116 • 5— % - 5
-i Total 1,320 Shares
You hold also for ny acc ount Fifteen Certificates, of 100: .
dhares each of Preferred Stock of the same Company*
Yours very truly,
Edgar SV Allien, Esq',, Geh‘l'» Manager,
Edison Phonograph foy Mftf» OoVj
#138 Pifth Avo1*, Hot York Cityt,
June 28, 3S90
Dear Sir:-
1 beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 28th
instant, inferring nn that M* lewenthal, with whom you are in
treaty for certain Western territory, intends making an. exhibit
of tin speaking dollB at the mmeapolia Exposition.
"Your 8 truly.
Private Secret ary*“‘
J'Une .3p,„ IB BO
Msssra, Pypr ft Seely,
#30 WB13L St rent,
Ha?/ Yorji City,
Door gi^ajpi
Roferrirg to th? ettfia'peZ letter Jbotn jMeaarBjk 'Sa?*®sn
ana Petris* I underhand ftA% t be El&o trite Xaflrey psjJwaitt: <J»i <C{X*x~
yon,*,, that ip thos4 for Norvay and Sweden, ware taken 'ov.t Py >ytsar
firm* Wi\l you Jdndly &ook, up yonr TftoortJs retd -lot • tfe >knm if
IWWiSL* Morgan % Co? paid far tte tts tea ■are-'dieh .patent®*,
^ Station of ■fct.jqr l^tfcn ifa&te 'J tgtok** tp «mver is tes. section
*r sttTfP-diyisip-n a, on fcfte o&ecta sftsrt, of flbtt stabbed xwwtfrtfiil*.
ip* ion* trfaicS* latter pWake rttiirn to ap ttyt* yfrji to* tiiiros^’h
wttli iU
Ya«rs fttily.
K* U © t t , n<jq«t President,
AS I 0 L A ,C 1 U D, GalVoaton,
Toxas^ •
Iwar 8ir:r-
MpW Edieon hao oakad hb to acknowledge, with tbonke,
Xbo naccipt of your ootoomed favor under data 5Qth ultimo, which
cans to In n?«l to-day , infonnina him that, tlio Diroctora of your Olub
elected him an Honorary Member* MrW Edinon appreciates vox*y
MetOy the honor time oonforrod upon him by your* Dirootoro, and
da very pleased to bo included if. the Roll of Honorary Membership
of the ABiola Olulfc , : , -rr,
Youro very truly,
Private Secretary*
Juno 30, 3000
Reginald Poultor, «
#202 Baahopogato St', Without,
L o n A on * England!,
»«sr 5i?j»
Roplying to your latter without date addroenoa
to Mri Bdieon, I bog to inform you that there already have boon a
Croat many euBoenaful experimnto conducted with the plionogruph
on thie aide of the Atlantic In the -direction Which you indicate,
the instrument laving excited a great deal of internet amongst *
tho oediool profession gorierally* It bide fair to bodoms a ml*
able auxiliary to physician** who will no doubt appro’oiatb ltd
tn^rita then the instrument bee ones moro generally Jeidtmi,
TJ» phonograph in England is controlled by the Edison «nit9^
Phonograph Co'*, Horthwdberland Avo*, London, V* Ci,, to w)dch flon\pnry,
1 beg to refer you ibr fur tho r inibroution.
Yours ve*y trulyj
PrivA’ko Secretary-
Juno 30, 3330;,
Colli Qeo’, S', Qaurattd,
Mttl« Uonlo, Upper Norwood,
Surrey, England,
Doai* 3ir:-
1 bqg to confirm tha following oablogrona roceivad
from you S7th imtontt-
■Hughes Prooco Stroh’,*
"Ham so cabled olaira perfected faraightod wire ayatamj
arranging bring out firat prox with boon# Cnblo quick
wlwt can oay about yoursW*
Ycrura truly,
Juno 30, 90
Samoa 1, fciaull, fioq;,
#44 Wall StV, mt York1,
D«W Sirtr*
Attached Hereto in copy of a ooraamioation under data
acth in at ant, received by Ur* Edison from Mr* VUiard*
Yours truly.
Private Soo’y
}((.<■ vork, iftaw 2fr» 1090W
'Jo fhantys AV> Bdi'Won, Unq*.,
to a M** of the Syndicate »* tla mrrohn'cd of
kliao« doneml ElootAo OoftpAitf’t Stock:
Itoirtrfi^ to the two ftirifetau heretofore rceoivod Hy iron in
yMLut^An to yon* paMietpati^ 'in the partfowo of atook of iM
sa&Wi Gohe^lElObtrio Compaq, you a*o hereby, .advised that the
4iUi m*% which all the atoihio to ho hold mxbjoot to the con¬
trol W the Syndicate* hao won extended until September 1,1390.
Xoura tmly,
(tinted) ' ^R3f VISIAW)*
By (Signed } O'. A!» Spoffond.
&J«f $?., .t£9,©.
l,ijr dear Jfenborg,-
I hay? v«y»r l^tor of lOfh fo^tan*, tstfL nj'.ua
b« very glad to send yqu o’ ha# of tftieiwi Get# Kft.ts.aiiJ
Robm hao bow alaat# 3or the laflt mvx>i» »f xvnWvh wl tte **..
}Att%Ufify Will not T)i as good 63 l .could wUfe •£«■«*, "bpt I ffli
*®y- » port of the stock which we fawo in tho X^frojraipry,,
i understand that Dyer is ooiaiag eves- very jBb.ort.ly, 33* *3X3.
be able to take back' A bbj»ly of good ojritaiim-K will: h'im. jMem-
while I rdli hdVo a box prepared for yott end a«ad 4* fco> »t^e Snap-
to be fortfarig# with tbeir fix-art ahipwat ms yen*. fw*»®»to.
Wi'fch kindest regards t6 ydiitiKrli* Wb& A 0
Joseph Vjilli tjau f AeaH* SQ<ji?gt.ar3c,
'PW l^dl'fion y4<f.(j %\>&a xim»«ji«nU»g Co* 0#
k 1$ ft?* >»& St** Yorjs,
E^r Sir; r
X bog to, aijknowl«;<3s 0 ra4ci.pt pf
ensloeins -J2 shaves of at Qtf-c of the
•■■■■■. .r,?0te«: iy ' ...'jii n n ,
a? 'Sow York* in exchange for $^200 worth pf
hsmflvefl you by Mosers,, Spentier IraaJc & 0o« I
recoipfc for tho#f>n?.*y»
Oft* 3/39g4
H. Ya*
your letter of WtJ)
Edison Elect, 1X1® Co,
Convertible Scrip,
return herewith roy
Yo»r£ vdyff truly,
July I,’ IS 90
Jfrefce.tt; Prazarj 33s<j.» ,■
#iaj v&'.o.- s>*sc.v.»; t,s
■ i.c v.*
Dear 'Sir: -
‘ * k. i-c*** Xett“" of 88th
tints 3ob iiqg.. gaping from tho "Hw York S011" in regard to
the Phonograph pr«sented-^%*'Wv t<';?y,Mika6L V
Your natters are 'hav-fig ny attention, and I trust that an
adjustment 'will be Wado within a very few day a.
Yours very, truly.
July 1„ Wifc0„
My doax1 HiXi-s*. .
Me, Edison has reeeivod your letter of 30th ultimo.
HS 'went Wray la st »>ut will fee bae k again on Friday. I
%ijik he wJill bo at the Laboratory dnsaturday, hut he is not sure
of it. On Monday; be*<go<ia.yteat ftor a oouplo of weeks*
Ypurs yex*y truly.
JPxrlvato Secretary.
w. protton Hix , J&rj,,
United Edtiaon Msnnflaaturing do< ,
#4* WaU $t., »«r York.
July 1„ 1820,
Ooorge Pp Xingsley, Esq.,
Orange, M. J.
D»r Sir 5-
I am Very much obliged far the note mhlch. you node
upon ny letter of 26th ultimo regtindlng the Wiley matter* I ,
wish you would kindly address a letter to Hr* Wiley, statins that
y«au lave been instructed by. Mr. Bdison to commence suit against
him for embezzlement, unless he returns to us immediately the
money which -was advanced to him to pay the Degraw bill.
Yours Very truly,
Private secretary.
Jllly 1, }&90.
fli*puel IritaSA, Bsq,,
T/aU Streets,,
New York -City,
»9ar $itt~
1 enoJoee herewith copy of a letter which we teve
iast received from dol, tfouraud, in regard to a certain coble gran
aeitt him soi^e kittle tins ago relative to the value- of a portion
Of the phonograph buci-ra as . *
VonurS very tanly*
Privat e Seqretar y.
)khibf aeto4i km,,
4 . .. 'tfbrwMk,
^ JSffcUfX,* . , (.; .„ ,
** »» WJMA W i«v*» w jtftf • it •&> ******
pol' feqp opt, nhtt tfhat if. ia J'they ffcoi* ihafe
^pu.^Ja»Jf $* *&am*p bctt«r' firm s6h» idsa of
^ 4 *** tmt&msr Jjrmt** y *q Wvthine that has ,Wpp**«f **»*,.
5 **** *•'***> *>**»» a -34no fwahybody a^-
.Sttjr -offors «h;*tevos% ':"v* ’ . ■
^ *oMa£f 3b*U«j*e tfj»' PiPpoce if when you
*>*£l*to d«pontoJt tol4<JB yo^ <*$04 ^teww-dh «* ib
idw m$$tx€ <s^tipr rn Ao' aftt *iato3l4«&re!tf.
■a «n TOOsta^iy «m*^k ad *a itf ^tx>cdi,« ^
^ *ib nbthiri* till n«a
-•wesitfw ent^rtay ©Jw^Mh^ yqof iw%.«.
3*^ ***** *t ^ ca»%>to>^toie >m f* «*t ahdhd at *.
Mtifmpd Jy -yitebm,
. Odtetttfi&v
1
»$& &»m tk &kMhq.d
^Eifteoh J9i«W(5pflBph 'Wrt
July %, 188/0
»> -■ " H , N, 3.
A > 3 '
1T1-4 iuifc $§*? rcce^ta 2rom you An Me pant ins f<xr
tito «&teriai rerwrtMtfl from the ?ari« Exposition. Can pan not
-pjral 'this up to ua iiiiWd.t ; ely, so .ou cui g *’ -u ni/ -vr
U3qa«d In -oar Poole 8* A great d»cq. of material <m sent to
Sttrte traq qh»r ge$ to Mr, tyiiaon toy years elvas. W ovgjtt t ‘ u
t5r Oil that too come taofc, and 1 mht to got the matter
is fKt smm account,,
Yocra wrjr truly*.
sprite
July 1, 3B0O.
My .door Dyer, »
Roplyiteg to your letter, of 27th ultino.addrejBeed
to Mr, Edison, in regard to work on the motor motor, I Yindupon
invest ignt ion that this is new progressing rapidly and vill be
oon^leted within a abort tine. We will let you know when it is.
finished.
Yours very truly.
Private Soe’y.
Bieh»rd ». Dyer, &m,,
80 *«.! St.. Nefr York.
/- /f?«>
146
July % 18.90c
Mr. J. 1?. How all, Editor,
T h a M e s s a g o ,
Hew York Oity*
Dear. Sir! -
I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 30th
ultimo. Wo are considering the matter of extending mr advertising
facilities, and your proposition will have my early attention.
Yours very truly.
Private Sec’y*
SEUflasi Inoull, Esq,,
#44 Watt Street, New York City,
July 1, 1690
Dear Sirr-
Replying to your letter of 30th ultimo, in regard to
bills against the General Oojnpany far experiments, 1 beg to say
that the. account rendered, covered Mr* Edison’s expsrJLnBnte ivp to
the 1st of January, 1890* Sinoe that pearl od further experirtsnfcal
wqrk has, been oonauctad on account of the General Company, and
bills for tho sfiae are well under my. I will have them out
in a few days said will send them in to you inmed lately.
Yours truly.
fcnvat e #Woi#t ar y.
Samuel Insull , Esq, , 2nd Vioe-Prenident,
Bdi3on General Eleotric Company.,
#44 Wall St,, How York City,
July 1, leoOtf
Dear Sir:-
I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 30tli
ultimo, in regard to exhibiting dolls at the Minneapolis Expo¬
sition, I lave to ~day written the Company at Boston, asking tfcfw
to arrange to have the dolls cjdiibited as apart of Mr„ Edison'’ s
exhibit. I have no dotfbt v/hatever that they will ao it„
Yorars truly.
private Secretary*
July 1, 1890
Daniel Wold* Katj..., Secretary,
Edison; PhonographToy Mfg„ Company,
#95 Mil Sfc„, Boston, Mass.
Dear sirr-.
I sne:Iooa herewith copy of a letter addressed .by myself
boyovu- Manager, Mr* Edgar S* ALLien, together- with copy of Mr.
All ion rs reply, fa regard to a proposed exhibition of the dolls
at the Minneapolis Exposition* I think it would be a great pity
to hare the dolls exhibited in any other way excepting as a uart
of Edison's exhibit * Could yoxi not arrange to have the ex¬
hibit made after the manner of the Lenox Lyceum exhibit*
Yours very truly.
Private secretary*
s « ji
Orange, it, j, Juno 25, 1B90,
sa^i* S, Allien, i5ajc, Gtwt'l, M&nager,
Edison Phonogmph Toy. Mlft. Co,,
#.t&8 fifth Are., Mow York.
hear Sir;-
Aa you arc doubtlesrs amro, the Edison Exhibit recently
oh vi«W it tho LOn ox Lyceum in .Mew York is bail® removed to Minnea¬
polis, «hcr* tho State toqposition opens on or about the 1st of
August „ x think it weald be Vo ry advantageous %6 your ' Conpany
if y«x would arrange to make an -exhibit of the dolla. Those con¬
structed cti. tho imt model v/i 11 be ready about that time, and a
racy aroditable shoving could be made. The people of the West ,
hhve ftevor had a chance to see tho dolls, and it would stimulate
business in that direction to a very large extent . Will you
-3<indiy lpt me know the via ns of your Company on this subject*
Ycraard ■Very truly,
(Signed) A* Os Tata,
^rivaid iSed’y*
0 -6 # y„.
Ac Oj ltsq* ,
0 r a n jB «
Now Y^-ltj^une Stf* 1890.
J.
My tlB**” Sir:-
1 am in receipt of your favor of setfc install* in
referon** to exhibiting cal' cloHe at the 'Mime- spoils Exposition.
Ma„ Xowcnthal of Chicago whb is in treaty with Ms for that
ifltoiiw?, intends to rake an exhibit at both the gt. bonis and
toihttfcapblis iJxpocitions.
YoMrfe -very truly ^
(Signed) Mghr :s. Aiaien,
tfwi’l. Manager.
July 2, 1890,
Snauel Instill » Kaq,f
#W Wall Strooty
How York City.
Door sir*- ?
1 bos to oonfim tho following ■teldz'rm oont you this
A
momlng!-
•Wo roquiro fifteen hundred dollars to-morrow
for pay roll. A* 0. Tate.*
Yours truly, /j
July 2, 1090*
flaausl, In null* Buq,f
. . *
Hi- ITaia Straot*
New York city.
I enclose herewith copy of a letter under date 19th
JUn°* 1890» addl*#aatKl Col* oouraud to Tlianaa % Connery, Baq.
Yours truly.
Private Secretary*
Copy,
Edison House, NcrtJjumberland Avo#,
london, a* V*
#®th rfune, 1800b
Ibomsa Bv Connery, £aq«, *
Llewellyn Park, West Ornngo, N, j.
Bear Sir:~
J* ?“ lM* nBU 1 w°t° a lino acknowledging tho
f^l+rUr.l9tte’* of lfay 15th for the reasons explained
therein., 1 postponed my fuller reply until this nail,
thS tmo of *°w **■»* you fool
r-ia: isi i-rr "«««?
tLm “SiTwiSt! c"* I’0"'’ibl0 *"“» ««“ »•« «« »i«-
waa ,^>^1+ u,at- 1 not done which I oaid I would do
waa to iR/ealr aeoompany you on the oeoaeion of your firat maatiw
Jg2?*! * ** C«P*»y This prwniso^uoa S„’ “oSjT
£££ £ 2* ??* *»* 11 "» impossible for ^
KSViSV?"!, oartvoni®°» o* tha parties ooncowflE^Al^'*^
d *" tlat* 1 ^*8 to assure you that tho ihot^of my
i£4*« Wh0U you met th9 Board or a Oomnittoo of the Board,
pp8B<mt» not n«ao the slightest difference in
to result of your moating. All the faots as regards your origi-
trotib^nr0 t 1 f8lt atlu f0Ql to be tho moral obli-
Board J"Yard3 y°n and your anoooiatee wore fully •
otf repeatedly and sufrioxontly made clear by mo to all Of my coi-
A11 l aaid to you with reference tb future tamiswas,
SS thfl and 1 *> still believe -so,
wmL ^ !irat option of the business on the tOma
7*22 deteminod upon by tho Board of the United Company.
caSded SStT tr0® ** oolleagues that thia understanding would be
be JfT° that thi8 3tatQClant and explanation wuat
^ rfl“0V0 ***• disagreeable irftfroaslon
wjioh fro h&vo fomod as expressed or oottv^yed in yotar
xoitor tender reply#
1° daal ***** What appears to be the prsiwnt
btoiness posiii^nb Be far as I can mke it out, the*# aeons to
have been no disposition on tho part of my colleague a to "froezo
ffUL0*. M you ^WP33 it» but on the oodtmry, it appears that
wjr have endeavored to carry out,t»n unddratqndijrig arrived at
nth an as regayfla ypwaoif,- viz:- Shot "the bud* mss *nouid fifftt
4^
be Offered to you*1
Uiia they appear to liavo dona but the tome which they l»Ve.
mined do not appear to have boon oatisfaotory to you* Shat ie t)»
position in a nut-shell * !Por tho difforonoo of views upon tho
ytdiuo of tho business aa estimated by my oollooguoe owl an esti¬
mated by youraolf , surely I am not responsible, nor do I fool
sailed upon to make any expression of opinion upon tlmt difference.
I always mode it ele&r to you that the business when preaon-
tod in tho form of a •monopoly,* through a consolidation of hither¬
to conflicting intoresta, would hnvo creator valuo then before, a
pouduajon in whioh you entirely acrood with mo* i regret I can¬
not interfere in the mattor aa it stands at present*' Uaxico boing
so near to the home office, it is natural that the business Of that
country should bo conducted by the Board in Aunrioa* 1 should
consider myself as unwarranted in interfering with tlom in respaot
of such negotiation as I ahould conoidor thorn unwarranted in
intsrferdnc with me in a negotiation which I might bo oonduotii^
in this country, or for another near it*. My difficulty in as¬
sisting you oo you desire me to, is increased by tho foot of the
isido difference which appears to oxiot between your views and tho
“views of wy colleagues (excepting of course Mr* Edison), who ap¬
pears to be of an opinion differing from that of my other col¬
leagues, Notwithstanding Mr* Edison’s opinion to tho oontrary,
and 1 say this with some hesitation having regard to try- rospeet for
his opinion upon all matters, I have no hesitation in saying that
1 consider the views of the Board stated by you, are more reason¬
able than the basis proponed by yourself* 1 think ypu havo
failed to appreciate the value and importance of this business ,
eepooially in its present form, having regard to the dnalgomation
of interests and tho extraordinary and unforseon simplification and
improvement in the Machine, especially as regards the sailing
Phonograph* Zt does not appear to mo to be'usefhl at this time
to go- back and make any oonments upon your original agreemmt which
if you remlwt will remember you did hot know the character of
■yoursolf when we first mot’* Tin fact that your agent did not
sorry out your instructions, or triads a oontraot whioh you did not
approve of, Of eourao did not alter the fact -of the contract as
it was, and JQ» fundamental condition of thhfc eohtraot was, that
you should get on exclusive concession* As 2 pointed out to you
and 2 understood satisfied you at the tins of so doing, the con¬
cession as obtained by you wan really hot Worth the paper it woe
writtembpon, and X venture to say that "m business man would em¬
bark hia capital under suoh terms vtofbh ga Vd no security whatever*
1 and* this observation to you et the \idtb had -repeat it now baaed
solely upon the translation which the foiMrkrded to mf by Mrt-
cebalios* not knowing the Spanish Ihngnagt X pen only judgo of
*•' &♦ ob
*nnt thus »u
ff.&r«5K* VW - -s K"jws',.ys£.ss,h
.ton™“ r^n“r?L“ ^rr to ’*•«*<«»■ «* x
to ttoir «*»t £ ,fZ“^'vh°!’8“ th,t ttoy ’*“
*“"• ’■*» *»« »®&*saa? arstt
With kind 1‘ogarda,
Believo k»
Vary o inner oly youra ,
®» ZV Uouraud.
Ediaon ^ Vi8W3 80 t0 mluo »»tweon thoae of Mr.
“}d. ^ oolltaguaB may be readily accounted for on the
»«*
July 2, 1890,
Tliomaa BW Comory, Eon*, ,
llowellyn Park, orange, n» J*
Uy doar Ur* Cannery ,*•
Uttdoi* data Jxma 30th the followinc cable**®]
from Romero Rubio, wan received in Mow York addressed to Ur*
Edioorn
*Se aonoodero, proroga**
Youra vary truly,
Private Seo rotary.
July a, ieoo
Moaora, Byer ft Saoly*
#65 Wall gtreot,
We* York oity.
Sear Sir*:..
Referring to the attaohod fm Un. A. & sick.
President of the AW B. Dick Company, this Cong>any in the United
3t&toa ia licnuad under Ur. Edison's Miaoograph P«t«a*tJ. if a
patent la to he taken In Switzerland, should it not to *a**n in
MrV Sdieon’a n«mo and a lloenao givtm tho AW BW Diek Caajac&rt'
*3ho grant wlidi -the Aw B. Diok people propose obtain ir^ Sa ^vitaor-
land ia oUlod a. "Jfenufaoturora Patent." I don’t know ufaxt tMo
ie. You doubtless are familiar with it, and I shall bo glad to
have your advice w
Yours very truly*
Private Secretory^
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GW NW Morison, Esq., Sac'y., • ‘tt
Edison United Phonograph Company,
Mills Building, Nov/ York.
Dear Sir:-
I beg to acknowledge i*eceipt of your letter of 30th
ultW to Mr. Edison, requesting a list of all the people to whan
phonographs have boon given. This liBt is being prepared for you
now and will be forwarded in the course of a day or two.
Yours very truly,
Private Seoretax*y«
190"
July 3, 3890
My doar Mr* Prioe,-
1 have your latter of lot instant, enclosing
bill against the Edison Manufacturing Co, for advertising, Mr.
Edison is away from home at present. I aspect him book to-night.
If I can get at him I will sond you a oheok thin wook without fail.
If not, you will receive it early next weok.
In regard to full page advertisement, X have given inotruo-
tions to have a page token in your jourml. It was our intention
to do this, but we hadn’t quite got around to it.
Yours very truly*
Ohas, V, Price, Esq,,
Blest rioal Review,
Hew York,
Ssmuoi Inaull, Esq*'
whataver*
3, isooi.
1 3hCrUla glad to tolOW Whit nn+4
— -*« .. «. ^ . !on "* p"'~ - «■
to op.,,4 tlto ' °W 1WW "»»« W ..»«•
roo to dirootiy *«, 7 ““ «* -**
17 rtth th0 St,i«en Kashina Works.
t”l,M th» •>»»»«•» to* to ay iiotioo ^ .
*«na point to Mr. * fl'0m
HrL v n n tab. To, should proparly bo rmiiiii
Konneliy itan ™"*w- and
— .ooattortdtoj:;: :ri;rt,s—”
— ~»,,yoUWoM..totoaj:;-
Youra vary tnily,
a™ *. Bdt.„„
July 5, 3B90.
Daniel Wald, Esq*, Secretary,
Bdiaon Phonograph Toy Mfg. Company,
#95 Milk St., Boston, Maas1.
My dear Sir!«
I beg to acknowledge roooipt of your letter of 50th
ultimo, in regard to foreign business. I saw Mr* lewis a day or
two ago, and lie is to make a full report covering the matters
whioh he investigated when in Boston.
r
Private Seoretory.
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July 7, 339a.
Doar Sira:-
I beg to notify you that my Pov/or of Attorney which
you have on file, in favor of Hr'. Alfred 0. Tata, permitting him
to sign checks in my behalf, drawn upon yourselves, is in force
on and after this date and until further notice'.
Your3 very truly,
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$4r ^y'f'asu. 5^m^C-
July 7, 1890.
J'» B. Skehnn, Esq.,
SpHn h<3v Track & Co.,
V' C-, in Brood St’., Wow York.
Hear Sir’:-
I one lcuso herewith Mr’, Edison1 a oho ok for §20.35, to
ytxsf order, in accordance with your latter of. 2nd instant.
\7.i.H you ploaoe infoan ub how many ohareu, of otook Mr'* Bdioon
Jiold:, in the Edison Elac trie Ill. Co. .of ITow York; end also pleano
rjivo imi th3 dot ails of ti« la3t transaction, as I want to have it
■properly recorded in our books!.
Yours truly,
July 7, IS 90S*
Mr* Tlio * o'* Burkhard,
#i2S White Street,
New York City'*
DOar Sir|-
The copper oyiindor sent to us by yourself has been
duly received at the Laboratory'* It is not made, however, aooor-
airg to agreement, as the outside jacket with asbestos or mineral
wool mentioned, ie nds3ingl» flease explain*
Yours tiuly,
Edison Laboratoi
Samuel Ijasijll, Eaq’«,
•#44 Y/all Street, New York. City*
TIb oxperimejnta acalnst the E4i»on General Eleotrip
Oompany to the lat off June will amoufifc to about Jl^BOOv I shall
have to «nait Mr1# Edison's return before I con ncao }]» oxaot
amount, up ne ^eaigns the expeHaonta to the variot® ^ooj.ie for
v^hom they are conduotedlj
In addition io the above re have a Mil for Lonox lycSum Trial ch
ia bei^g made up now and which will be sent you to-morrow, amounting
to a little over a thousand dollars,
• Yours very truly,
Private & e oratory*
Jsay as jjj.
5am»l InsuU, Ssq^
m *ai'gt«>et?
Wew Yon-Jc City®
Bsar Sir*r
i enoioss Vt ^ ,fces
*"* T*"4 „i fa,
tnwUatl,,, w on, r«aolv« r™„ *, ^ ^ ~ -
*«*ro truly®
I’rivat e Secretary.
Mexioo, Juno 25, 1890'.
Sonor Thomas AW Edison,
Haw York.
My dear Sir,-
r In pursuance of the recommendation made to aao ta
yoair favor of ithecI4th iniBtant, I havo plo aaure in informing you
that a notice hao been given to. the branoh jSocretary authorizing
the extension which you have officially aoujjht for throu^i the
agency of Messrs. Connory and Peniche &o», Ac.
Porfirio E!iaz.
( Signed)
1 at ion.
I r a n a
Thomas A* Edison, Esq,,
Orange, H. J'j
Mexico, June 27, 1890:.
Boar 3irt~
I confirm to yo i my cablegram of to-day, in which I
say vof erring to your lettdr of 14th instant, that ths extension
asked for will be granted for the oatablislmcnt of phonograph
offices, and tliat in fact this has already been communicated to
your agent in this city, who makes the above mentioned request’,
■ sc ec wt'ii .by : £ a»;»jr <9V. «•,■» vw- •
As I know very well your reputation, there has not been the least
difficulty in granting the 3:kid extension, especially since the
cause which originates it will be to the advantage of the service
vffrioh it is proposed to establish. On my side^I retain a very
agreeable recollection of fife interview; that we had when in the
United States, and which t hiope may bo repeated, for lately the
srfcete of my health has been such as to necessitate my leaving the
co untry for a few months* .
(Signed) Ml RCtMEftO -RUBIO.
July 9, 1890',
Bverett I’razar, Esq'.,
Noi 124 Water Street,
New York City,
Dear Sir':-
1 beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter under
date 7th instant and to say in reply that we have not yet been"
able to arrange matters with the Edison United Phonograph Col.,
so as to permit us to continue making shipments to China and • ‘
Japan for your account!. ' *
In regard to musical phonograms, we have not made any at
the laboratory for some tine, but are commencing again very.
shortly1. We expect to open our music room in the course of two
or three days!. Wo do not know Mr'. Marshall, to whom you state you
understand the trade in musical phonograms has been turned over.
Yours very truly, ^
■ ■ ■
Private Secret ary’*
Samuel Insull, Esq’.
July 9,- 1890’.
#44 Wall Street,
New York City1.
Dear Sir|-
I enclose herewith copy of a communication addressed to
me by Messrs'. Eaton & Lewis, in regard to Mr!* IVazar's China and
Japan phonograph business, from which you will see that no lia¬
bility attaches to Mr1. Edison through the stoppage of shipments
of phonographs and phonographic supplies to those countries!.
Yours very truly,
Private Secretary
,0 Q P Y1.
Alfred O'* Tate, Esq.,
c/o Tlo A'# Edison, Esq1*,
}Ie w York, July 7, 18901.
Edison’s Laboratory, Orange , N‘« O'*
Dear Sir:-
YTe have examined again the correspondence left by you
with our Mr'* Lewis last week, consisting of a letter addressed by
you dated May 13, 1890 to MrW InsullJ the letters addressed by
Mr!, Edison to Mr. Frazer under date of Jan. 25th and Feb. 7tfh,
1890 respectively,, and a letter addressed by Mr'. Frazar to .Mr*
Edison dated Jan. 31st, 1890'. We have examined these letters in
the light of the proposed agreement for Japan drawn by our ’Mr'.
Eaton in January of this year, and we are of opinion upon a survey
of the, whole situation, that Mr1. Edison is under no obligations tc
continue the business relations with Mr'. Frazar and his firms,
undertaken some months ago and in reference to which the corres¬
pondence above recited took place.
In his letter of Jan. 25th, 1890, Mr1. Edison distinctly dis¬
avows the intention of making an exclusive contract for a term of.
years with Hri Frazar’s firm, and although Mr’. Frazar in his reply
dated Jan. 31st makes use of the following language:
. "The exclusive agencies for those countries I understand you
are willing to place with my firm for the next few years, and for
such definite period later as may be mutually agreed upon,” yet
it is to be remembered that in his reply dated Feb!. 7th Mr1. Edison
calls attention to hio letter of Jan* 25th in which he says, that
he specifically states the only tenns upon. which he would be
justified in giving exclusive rights to any one.
Yfe think upon the papers as they stand that KrV Edi/jon is
under no obligation to continue his relations with JUS IPrazar.
Yours truly,
(Signed)
EATON & EEV/ia.
July 9, 1890
M y* :g «* i
July 9, 1890.’.
Will the Ten Eycks lease belong to you oj* the
.Works?
James Broun, Esq., Sup't.,
Direct cable Company,
New York City.
-Dear Sir:-
I beg to confiwn thd following telegram sent j
•Please express to Sir John Penddf the sincere
sympathy of Mrs’. Edison and myself in the
great loss which ije lias sustained'. »
Yours -very truly,
A meeting of the Board, of Directors of the Edison lamp Company
'.res held at Orange, Kb ft, Tuesday, April 15th, 1S90, at three '
o*'clock pv m!*'
Present: Messrs'* Insull* Upton, Edisoxl and Ord*
Mr* Insull stated that financial arrangements, by which the
business of this Company would be largely increased and benefited,
had been made with tjie Deutsche Bank and others, and that it was
for the -best interests of this Cdmpahir that such arrangements
Should be made'. Whereupon, on motion duly seconded, it was unani¬
mously
RESOLVED, That this Company pay to the Deutsche Bank
and others as a consideration for carrying out such
arrangements the sum of §30,000.
Upon motion duly seconded it was unanimously
RESOLVED, that the officers of this Company be, and.
they are hereby authorized to execute and deliver a
letter in the following fom:
«To Deutsche Bank and others. -
wnear Sirs'!- In tbnsideration of the general financial
SH~L“rSS=lSiS=--::Ir
lows: _ _ _ §3o,ooo
Edison, ian® Company-*-—'' —
ro-py-TTUiy .
EDISON LAMP COMPANY,
On motion, duly seconded, the meeting was then adjourned.
253'
Praf, Yfov. DV Maries ,
Edison Electric Liflht Comp' ally,
Philadelphia, ¥ti,
July 9, 1390.
Dear Sirs*
I beg to admowledcc reooipt of youx* letter of 2nd
instant. I Ixr.vo not failed -tp ihtMfost myself in the mattor to
whiolx you refer, but thus fax* have net been vory successful.
Yours very truly
Samuel Inaull, E30.,
#44 W all Strait,
Wow Ydri* Mir.
Dear Sir:-
I called ±0 eeo yon at your office this morning but
you were engaged. J 10i% word with £&»'« Butler* td hha &i'f'6ai that
the Doll Models would £10 yoacly for ma to-day or to-mortw, and
that I could arrange %0 go to Boston, on Saturday it that V/duldt be
convenient for yourself, ao | understand you desire to be present’
at the noxt meeting of the D^’oc^o'rp. of that Company. If Sat usv
day will not suit y,oa, will you kindly tam_ a day aariy noitfc wqdk*
if possible'*
yours very truly,
private Sqqretary *(
July, 10, 1890
Samuel Xnoull, Esq.,
No. 44 Wall 3treot,
Now York City,
Deal* 3ir:-
I bog to oo nfirm the i'o 11 owing mooaage telephoned you
this morning
"It is impossible for U3 to close our books until
we got the details of payment of eighty-four thou¬
sand dollars which have been promised from your
office for several days, but which have not yet ar¬
rived > "
YOurs truly-,
Iff' .
"vD
Privats 8e6i*etary,
Samuel Insull, Esq.,
/t"
July ^3/' 1890
#44 Wall Stroot, New York Oity,
Door Sir!-
Referring to the letters oi' Mr, J, Adrianos Bush to Mr,
Lipoincott, in rognrd to a report from tho Edison Phonograph Works
on manufacture, if you will kindly outline tho manner in Which
this report should bo made up I will have it prepared immediately.
All the entries dosing tho Phono. Works books to June 1st will
be made to-day. I can get a balance sheet the first thing in the
morning, and au far as I am aware there is nothing flirt her to de¬
lay the report that .the North Am. Phono. Co. is pressing for.
Yours vary truly.
July 10, 1890
Surauol Install, .Esq,,
#44 Wall St,, Mow York Oity,
Dear Sir:-
X bog to acknowledge receipt of your letter 'of 3rd
instant, in recard to sending phonographs into Canada for use in
connection with your business there. You cannot
into Canada without endangerin'; the Canadian patoi
' O
would be to icnore the patents and sond^phonographe that are
manufactured in the United Stato3, ( Our oleotrio light experience
lias proved this to bo the- best course to adopt. Wo i*an a Lamp
factory there for a number of yoar3 at a loss of from ton to
twelve thousand dollars a yoar, and the history of the phonograph
business will be the some if wo attompt to manufacture in that
country.
Yours very truly,
send^phonographs
tsih/'dly advice
July 10, 1890
My dear Hutchinson, -
Will you kindly send me a fan to run in my
office, I got 30 hot the day before yesterday sitting hers with
300 incandescent lamps burning outside thq door that I had to
got out at half-past-thhoc o'clock and go down to Coney Islaiid,
and I can't afford to do thdt every aftornoon. Send the fan ovor
to me and let the bill follot.
Yours vory truly, /?
Privato. Secretary.
Joseph Hutchinson, Esq.,
Messrs. .Bergmonn & Co,, '
#232 Avo. B., MeiV y6rk City.
July 10, 1390.
Ei H» La wits, E0ti.,
MQ3srs» Eaton & Lewis,
#130 Broadway, Haw York, ^
Dear Sir:- ■
I oncloaa herewith a letter addressed to myself by the
Secretary of the Edison -Phonograph Toy Mfg. Company under date
7th instant, enclosing copies of Mr. yeomans', letters to the
Company of Jur^o ’ 25th’ and June, 10th. The relations between Mr.
Yeomans and the Company are beconjing more complicated every day,
and I tliink we should lose no tints in taking action to force Mr.
Yeomans' hand. The proposition outlined in your communication
to me under date 3rd instant would I believe give Mr. Yeomans
sufficient rope wherewith to hang himself, and I shall therefore
be glad if you *4§i proceed at once to prepare the documents
necessary to place the interests -of the Toy Phono. Co. and my own
interests in the hands of a Trustee. I have not yet decided whom
we should nahe as Trusted, hut this heed not delay the preparation
of the documents. I will advise you upon that point later dh.
• • , $ ,
V
July 10, 1890,
Samuel Inoull, Esq,,
#44 Yfall Street,
Hew York City.
Dear Sir:-
I enclose herewith bill agaihst the Edison General
Side trio Company , amounting to |}l, 223.28, for expenses in. con¬
nection with the Lenox LyceYun exhibit,
1 will not be able to send you the experimental bills against,
tile General Company until Mr. Edison returns, to the Laboratory.
Yours vary
July 10, 1390
Samuel
Boar Si.
to-day.
Inauil, Katj.,
./M'i'W.i St., Hew York's
1 bog to confirm the following message telephoned you
in roply to one received 'from you!
«I '.Till advise the Boston people that we will be
prepared to submit new models on Tuesday or We d-
nesda/' and. that*on Monday I -vill telegraph which day.
I t M ilt one day’s notice will be sufficient, but if
not tisy will have time to object before you leave.
I crai take the dour and lottero to New York, but am not
sure ibout, Phono. Works Balance Sheet, If they strike
a balance at the first trial I can have sheet in time
to-loavo ho re on the 2 :Q7 train and meet yon at about
3 : 15,. Shall I go in anyway with the Gouraud letters?
Private Secretary,
•July 10, 20
J. II, Craig, Jr1., Boq.,
« '1 h o Constitnili n, 11
Atlanta, Ga.
.Dear 3ir:~ . . , ,
Your letter under data iih instant, ha a cane to hand
during Mrv Edison* a absence, and as I do not expect him back for
a couple of weeks' 1 will undertake to ansv/er. your queries, as I
aw quite familiar with Mr. Edi/on’s views upon the subject men¬
tioned in your communication under reply. Lightning rods should
not be insulated from the stricture to which they are attached,
and they should be woll grounded. If drected in this manner they
afford real protection',
Private Secretary,
iVS'« Hastings, Esq., Seo*y»,
Edison Electric Light Company,
#44 Wall St*, Now York City*
July 10, 1800
Dsar Sir:-
In chooking up the Light Conpany account I fincl that
you Jiavo not given no orodit for an amount of $119.32 which we
havo ohargod against you on account of the Standardizing Bureau.
You ivill probably remember tliat at tho time we rondered our ac¬
count against tho Standardizing Buroau we liad oonBidorable correa-
pondonce in reference to it, and that finally I stated tliat I
would allow all the credits that you claimod in order to close
tho matter out, ao 1 was tired of the prolonged discussion. I
made these allowances on the aooount and it left due a balance of
$119.32, for which I now bag to hand you an invoice with tho re¬
quest that you will placo tho amount to Mr* Edison's credit upon
your books'*
Your3 very truly.
Jfvdy'lO, 1800*
My- deni’ Shav,-
Boplylaa to your latter under date 5th instant
t.o Ur*, Edison,. in regard. to t rip l/.,r expansion engine, I bee to, say
that Mr® Edison obtained, irero certain manufacturers ip Prance
patterns and models .of three tri;jjlo-oxpansion enginea*. , Ho. received
at. the same timo popnioaion ..to. build .tho.se for elootrio lighting
purposes; in .the tfcdtqd States «t, All Mr. ..Edison's plans, for. a large
engine .factory, which ho ia gciing to oreot near Orange, are. in
course of preparation, . and wo.sfr. will bo, commenced upon .the.. buil¬
ding nothin a vary text months*, Mr*, Edieon in not privileged to
delegate rights to, manufacture this, engine*
P* P- 3iia»f X&t*r
TRSllAtsuyport, Pa’.
Sautuol lua-jii, Ev.qf>
$44 Vfcv 11 gtraot»
Naw York (jity t
IiraM *“"* * “«• • ^ .* «. Board of
1~ " “* — — ««•' -a bo h0U at tb.
Z;° w —*• ^ “bo a* tm to th0
“7°“’ “ “ V0W i,tt*"MOn Mns - *—'«*, , a.
1 llks 10 sw — «"« dofinito ,„ «r.
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T** "* *»* * **. *». apaom. aa.aor.
tho tottom o£ the notice referred to above iff tfa» following*
*Ro business of itawortaheev
Yours vary . ■
v.T--x
Private
2971
£dison Phonograph Toy itfgi Oo1*,
95 Milk St'*, Boston, Mana.
Dear Sira:-
1 bog to mlvioe you that I will be prepared to
take to Boston on Tuosday qr VJadnejjdav of next we ok six models
of the Speaking Doll upon whicp Mr. Bdiaon haa boon engaged for
sfcvefral. irooke past. My inability to state whioh day I can be in
Boston is caused by Mr. Inqull’o desire tp accompany me and his
uncertainty ad to which of those two days he can be in that city.
I will, however, bo able to telegraph yon on Monday, and meanwhile
3 shall be glad to lave you advise mo whothor this arrangement
is entirely in accord with your views.
Yours very truly,
Private Secretary?-
J'tfiv ia, 133.0
Smxcl 15131111, Esq,,
1G * 1$ proad street,
How York City,
J>w[r Sly;-
Zo tho memorandum which you obtained ihnm j.ir.
e°tt, Qinnc points to bo taken oaro of in cottinG out a mu
phono craphf complete or ia he to make further additions to it*
Yotrw very
frtyatd Setratni-yK
Messrs.* Eaton & lov/io,
Ho* 120 Broadway, Now York*
July 11, lego
Dear Sira:-
I Mt you 36th ultimo t.0 uoivous of ooysltloa
Uhioh hud boon pnopanod ly tha Au„„w „ tho
0O* “ ,,hl”h ‘tat “■"‘W to have subotiWfoc
tho documents P-spam, by younsolvos, so,.*,* tho „mo ffl>Uap,
Tho Boston Company is ashb* f.r .boss papaya, sna ! shall to
Bind to uocoivs tsom you a imply to my lotto, nofoyood to atovoo
Yonro very truly,
Private Secretary,
303
Ur’» 0» s, \7iloy,
Oraneo, if, Sm
11, 1850
I hav. yoar ,, 10th inoten. „„ ^ ^
™°” " ln u” ■— ~
l"' to »ftr you.
Yours truly.
Pfrivato Soorfctauy,
tU't Pi-auk A. Burrells, Gen*l, Monacal-,
Bin-ami or Press Clippings, Chicago,
• I havo your letter of 9th instant. Tto oorvica that
Mrv Edison is wool vine from the National Proas, Intelligence Co.,
W,S Oonconi 45104 him with newspaper. clippings, at, tho '
pro-Hont time, is out i*oly oat isf ao tory . Ih-i . Sdiu on has nacei ved
several offorc similar to the ona- which you mho in your letter
under roply from rival concerns, molt of which have boon aosepfcedy
and tho service rendered was no bettor than that parfomed by tho
National Press Intelligence Co.; indood in most of the cases it
Wa0 very much inferior, notwithstanding that tlie parties sow
supposed to bo malting a spooial effort to got the business* .
Edison would not withdraw his patronage from tho National Proas
people unless ho were satisfied that a bettor aorvice onisM he’
obtained elsetiioro. The clipping* which lit dasireb a« thtto ro-
latihs to himself personally and 'to his iiWoriiltam ,if you «<a-e
to supply him with those for a month free of Tteiargo* wo shidU ib»
pleased to have you do so, and your bor\j#t* vill ^ 0V0 fully
Mr* jy k%
o*WW*i »*th tjwt 0/ .«*
% Pf
ilsnsfU **.* jfWiMw*, IIM^
Yowa v^> ;;.;H^,
Privet a 3Q0!?atajiy#
July 1.% 38 90
Uy dear All ion, -
Your letter of 11th instant is nt liamB.
1 could not Boa Mr# Instill yeaterday at the hour I expeotad,
and after l had seen him it was too lato to its lop hone you# 1 am
unable to advise you when m vri.ll go to Boston, Mr# Insull not
having advised me#
Yours very truly*
Edgar 3. All ion, Esq.,
Hotel Somerset,
Bomardsvillo, it# J*
Mr!* Thomas Burkhard,
#125 White Street,
Now York City*
July 14, 90!»
Deal’ Sir:-
Your letter of 8th instant is at hand* Upon
examining the kettle closely we find tint it is jacketed with
asbestos as the order called for* We have connected it up with
steam, melted some of our wax in it* and find that it works satis¬
factorily, we having only lost about 3°F* from the theoretical
point*
Yours truly,*
E d i
n L a b o
[MISDATED. CORRECT DATE IS JULY 14, 1890]
Mrv W, S* Mallory,
Nov 7 West Randolph Street, '
Chicago, Ilia,
' June 14, 1090
Dear Sir:-
1 beg to confirm the following telegram sent you by
Mrv Edison this morning:-
B7/ife exported to be ill soon, cannot come until
afterwards, Edison"
Yours truly,
Private Secretary*
Samuel Inaull, Esq,, 2nd Vioe-Preo't,,
Bdis onjen •’ 1, E 1 e c t r a
16 & 18 Broad St.:, lim York,
July 14, 1890
C o,,
Dear Sir:-
ItrV Edison lias mado the following, note upon your
letter of 10th instant, with which was enclosed confidential
circular handed to you by Mr'* E'* D‘. Adams;
"I don't want to enter. You might
send' oapy to General Company, Ask
Adams ►“
1 return the circular herewith*
#lH$ite fibers ary*
■
July 16, 1890
Mina Helen A!. Whitt in,
^eo’y. Committee on Science & Education,
Middlesex Mechanics Association of Lovell, Mass-
Dear Madame, -
With reference to your lotto?.* «f jath instant., .Mr*.
Edison regrets that it is practicable *or wto arrange for the
production « Ms ?*ris to year atoy -airing the month
bf Au^etf,
| kfter the close of the Cydesto exhibit in Wow York, aU
of the apparatus was shipped to tfinneas-ftlis,, whore it is to be
exhibited in tesr.ectiejt .with the liinnesiftta pta.to Pair whioli open a'
early next month!.
Yours truly.
Private ‘oecretarjVi
15th July, 1890-,
Sir John Pender,
England1*
Dear Sir,
1 beg to confirm the following cablegram sent you
"Maps of proposed lighting district received. I would
not build a bam on such data* I propose sending my-
expert to London apd collect the data in the regular
ray and lay out a general ppbeme °f lighting the dis¬
trict in a proper 'tuid permanent manner like a gas com-
panyW Iho plans will be made by aur Engineers Imre
am submitted to yours'. TVhat do you ?ay? EDISOHW"
Yours vex# truly:
tand oi' the Gesel'lechaft Urania,
Germany!.
Chs receipt of your esteemed favor under dato 25tli
Lining ms of my election to Honorary, Membership in
ts remained unaoJoiowledged owing to my absence from
It was with mud) gratification that I learned of
(lecting me an Honorary Member, and it gives
rob pleasure to accept the honor thus conferred upon me.
Shanking your Board of Directors for their .courteous lettai
Yours very truly,
;
July 16, 1890*
Edison Phonograph Storks,
The following is extract f ran a letter received
from Mr. S'* H. Block of Moscow, Russiai-
« After having worked a little with that beautifully simpli¬
fied new phonograph, delivered to the Czar, 'the recording
on the former apparatus is not by far so cheerful as it
wa3 heretofore. May I once more appeal to your generosity
and ask you whether you would find it possible
7imPly the top part, marked «X“ on photograph which 1-sen.d
S book post. It simply constitutes the carnage tube,
Sith nut and holder and HEW DIAPHRAGM with atm complete.
X would” again put me at the head of the mission entered .
upon and would enrfble me to hold my o\m.
1 , . „ tiia warts mentioned in the above
Pletfse send to Mr. B1f * tte photograph which
axtraot St yoU can better understand the parts which he
Its refers to, so tint you om bet £ th0 photosranh after you
Se8ltr»f^,nSd cSrASS BloX ^ - —
earliest convenience-.
Yours very truly,
”s/J O . •
SanMel Iii'TOll j Esq1.,
16 & 18 Broad Street
Haw York CiHy*
July 17, 1890*
Dear .SirJ-
Xt is ray opinion tlsct ns do not want the Eokmoyer
patents, only one of -which is of any value, and that is the im¬
proved Put hod of Siemens winding. The efficiency is only in¬
creased about half a horse power, which is of no benefit praotih
cally.
I notice that the Sprague people are putting up a specif
brand hi' trolley v/ire on a guarantee and without testing'. Ab pt}$
tY/an&y-fiva per cent of all the power on the railway is lost. By
putting up propei- wire they could 3ave twenty times more than by
this winding.
Second, this winding has the great advantage that it permits
rapid repairs to burned- out armatures'. As the burning out of
armatures is. the curse of the railway business to-day, I assume
that the burning out defect must be eradicated, and if eradicated
the vending will bp no longer necessary.
370
Sanuel Insull, Esq . ,
16 & IS Broad Street,
Her/ York City,
July 17, 1890/
Dear Sir:-
I have your latter of 12 th in at ant, ±n regard to Mil.
I’razar and the United Phonograph Company', After 1 have inter¬
viewed Mr* I’rasar I will communicate with you.
Yours very truly.
IF!
Saanvol ^mull, .fisq,
ilO Si 18 Broad Strool/,
l,tew York Pi}y,
lJectr Siyj«
Mr’t Edison has received yaw letter of 14th instant,,
.enclosing original of A letter received by you from Ihv.jty Oj»
i?le phsne, together -with a ooramniic£0on received by the hitter
•from Mr*. Eastman,. of the Columbia, Phonograph Company,
Mr-* Edison desires you to request Mr’, C la pliane to ask Eastman
for more points, those already raised hy him being ire 11 taken,
•tftioh is more than Mr* Edison can say of the points raised by the
Woi-th American people'* r
Yours very truly-,
Private Seoret^yST'
3fa
Samuel Instill, r Esq,,
16 * 18 Broad St.,
1'low York City',
July 17, , 1890,.
Bear' Sir:- .
I enclose herewith, copy of a' letter received by Hr J.
Edison from, Drexol, Morgan,* Co,, asking -if- he.; is, .the, owner /of
shares of the Australasian Electric Light, ..Power * Storage Co,
in nano of Walter BV Korn. Do you knov;, if Jfci. Edison owns any
sttoh shares as nentionedV
Yours truly.
Wionujs At. Eaiao'ri, SscU|
Nev,: July i5t]j, ^890^
Oraifjb, IT;,
Will, you’ kindly ; W i ^ „ .
4. r<s 03 to whathar you ana th
r M 3to'ea “ ~*r-- — .*
; S? ^ “ * “•» “I « * «. the „
•hares Mcfc m hou iSmt ^ .
Youns truly,
Droxal, Morgan & c0<
July 17, 1890
Sotmel insun, 33sq'., Trsasu'per, ■■■■*..
Edison Phonograph Works,
. lfi & lf> Broad St V,' Now York.
pear sir:-
rn.V EM.on to ,^a m letter ot to_
**“ °°W 01 »— *« '» *»» W. ^
Phono^n °ov, ^ •* '
■ ™P* lie. de.ire. » to W.Wi ttet - teve to-My eo^ete* .
n.»„o4el ««.„«. llsht t0
ta .attsfeetory, .Tor, deftet Savins teen overooaet .
Yours very truly.
Friyatg Secret!
July 17, IS 90
Epiand <shandl9rT- ... ■,
Tow letter oi‘ 14th instant addressed to the
HV Jv & Pav Conp (Titrating Oo*, has beon referred to no',
Xle do not aeil our plant, as there is so 'much competition
V7lth separators that their 'sak, even at 300 per' cent profit, •
wouldn't Ketram one-tenth tiie mondy expended?ih eipbririenting.
We lease nines and pay a royalty par ton of concentrate and make
all the inves tnsmt our se'iye s-i If ybrn* friend would bring sat, pies,
maps of property etc'. , and come to Laboratory, perhaps we could '
start tto ball rolling’. All thp difference between oir plant and
others is that I can make a higher grade ‘of iron with less loss
in tailings, end hence work a very low grade ore with profit. ’
Yours veiy truly,
* ' /
33
Y&iV P,. Perrier, Esq,,,
Geological & Natural History Survey,
Sussex st,. Ottawa, Canada,
Dear Mr, Perrier, -
Y°ur letter of 8th instant was received by
ne in due course, of mail,
** ,Mi80n W3,00ta t0 Bum, his Minins Bngineer, t„
investigate the Bai« St,. Paul region in the course of a few toys.
He would be obliged if you would collect all thb available data
on the subject and send it to him' here ‘at the Laboratory’. \7c
would then forward it to Kir'. Burn’, your prompt attention to this
-matter will much oblige
Private Secretary,
lather S tie ringer, bQ'1 . ,
cmPW,
18 & 18 ®*°3d 3t», ifevy york.
U a Mtt« tom to Centoy oOBm»y „ tev8
ecoived i« ^is office,, aa&inr for n *u +
! 5 &?.*:,* Photograph of the- Pranklin
"rt"s a “te ras “>«■«« »•«.«* * a, ^ '
Bw * »* - *«, * „„ola 011
«» 3*tonMlSwtloli „llloh th.y intM ^ ln tI[o stl
**““ ”aSaSi“4 ^ TOU *““■» *fe* to
ph«o^M a .o, »«, S81td lt t„ tto„, ma obllcs - - •
Yours vehy truly,
3941
Samuel Inmill, Esq,,
16 & IS Broad St ra et ,
Mew York City,
July 18, 189 Q
UGfer ifri-
Your latter of 16th instant in rega^L to an Alternating
^sta-iehas been duly received and perused by Ur. Edison, who is
unafeO* to reply fully to it at the moment,' but will do so as
(luiokly as possible.
Yours very truly,,
Private Secretary*
MaJ dr S'« B', Eaton,
I bog to acknowledge rcoaipt of yoclr j&n&r fef 15th
instant m Hartsuff, ending crd.gi nXi jiWld aid X*M(W *«W*l*<l
by Ero&lijie MeAVoy afid John McAvoy ojp.ths. (5th CQtobar, IS79, c^W,-
riiig tha Premia 03 in ,Poyt Hu*urj, Michigan, now tho property of Mr„
W, P'. Edison, together with fdttf n,otos of ^25 each, payment of
which lad boon do faulted; alBo «p assig^nt of tha said mortgage
and notes fmm Albert Kartahff mysaif , dated April Blst, 1890,
Edison United
Mill
Phonograph Go.,
s 'B ill 1 d in s,
New York Oity.
July IS, 90*
Deaf Sir3S-
I enclose 'hoj'ov/itli hill against your Company amounting
to §1,676.93, covering cost of Phonographs and phonographic sup¬
plies presented to different <p orsons in Germany, Russia. China
etc'.
3htn*s truly.,
L'.'U /\
. July IS, 38 90
Sanuel Insull, Esq1., 2nd Vice-President,
Bdison General .Electric C o«,
Moa. 16 & 18 Broad Street, Nov: York City.
Bear Sir:-
Referring to the report of Messrs’. Dyer & Seely on
the Eckmoyer patents and the patents which you submitted to me, I
assume tliat the one thing which Mr'. Sprague is desirous of ac¬
quiring for the , Company is the patent which covers the improved
method of Siemens winding. The efficiency with this method is
only increased about half a horse power, and this i3 of no practi¬
cal benefit’. If this were at all a factor in the natter, I do
not imagine that tlib Sprague Company would use a trolley wire which
results in 25^ of all the power on the railway being lost; vh areas
if they used a proper trolley wire they could save twenty times
more in efficiency than by the winding referred to. I understand
that the groat benefit which it is urged would be gained by using
thd Eckmeyer winding is tint it permits rapid repairs to burnad-
Oiit armatures* The fatal objection to the present methods of
electrical railway "'to rit is this trouble of burning out of arma-
iweVi ’DJilfe &s '•& W’b.&iiL defect which cannot be properly
,398;
Saiiaiel Instill,, Esq.,
July 18. 1890*
oraaioat^ by a change of winding. It goes a groat deal deeper
than this, and v/hat is necessary is a radical c tenge of invention,
I W convinced ttet the Siemens fom of armature win go out of
ue*. inasmuch as this fom of dynamo will, m my opinion, be en¬
tirely obsolete within a comparatively short time:. i m sure
that the multipolar type of machine will replace existing fonns
of generators and motors, and the Eokmeyar winding would not by
any means be available for the improved typo of generators and
motors referred toV I am strongly of tte opinion that your Com¬
pany should not purcteso tte Eclonoyor winding if it involves a
guaranteed royalty which in a very short time would prove an •
onerous obligation to the Company for the reasons above stated.
Xhe foregoing is written on the assumption that the Eckmoyer
Patents are valid. My own impression is that a winding exactly
similar to tint patented by Eetaneyer was described long since in
one of tte olectricnl pnpbhs'. I am having this reference looked
'iftrars very truly*.
G. fev.
o-i, K, Mori non, Esq.., floorotary,
Edison United Phonograph Companyi
Mills Building. How York •
July 10, 1800
Dear Sir!-
Xhora was aont to you yesterday a bill for phonograpiia
presented by Mr. Edison to . distinguished people, in aooordanoa
;rith the former's understanding with your Company. Y/heh I rac'd.
ydiAr request for a list, I thought that I might aa .well cat the
bill out at the 'same time. This delayed the matter a little, but
I trust not to your inconvenience.
I havo been looking for an opportunity to call and sign your
Minute Book aa you asked mo to do some time ago, but I have not
been in Hew York and to-day I am called away to Canada and will
not bo back until the middle' of next v/aok. The first tins X am
in He w York I will go to y$ur office and affix' my signature*
Y6urs very truly*
Private Sefifret&Vy,
415
{TvXy 19, 1890
H» M» Mvor, Esq,, Manager,
Ne\T Jersey & Pennsylvania Concentrating Y/ork3,
#1? Day st., Now York City.
Dear sir:-
You will at one o prooood to erect ;tte Refining Mill
and Storage Bins, authorized by the Board of Directors at their
mooting held July 18th, 1890,
President,
If. 4. A Pa'« Concentrating Works •
July IS, 1890*
Evorott Erazar, E3q.,
#124 Water St root, •
New York City,
My dear Mr, Erazar,-
Mr. Edison roueivod your latter under date
1.6th instant and desires me to thank you for having brought to his
attention copies of communications rooeivod by tho various cembers
of your firm in China bearing upon the presentation of the phono¬
graph to tlia Chinese Emperor, and to H. E. Li Hung Chang*
I iiave beon intending to call upon you eaoh day for several
days past,- but have been unable to leave Orange owing to pressure
of business, To-day I was very unexpectedly called away to
Canada and shall now have to postpone interview with you until
the latter part of next week,
1 regret exceedingly to say the Edison United Phonograph Co.
has not rocoivod our advances in your behalf relative to a con¬
tinuance of the phonograph business in China and Japan upon tho
lines which v/e have boon pursuing all along in the spirit in which
we hopod they would receive them* Mr, Jesse Soligman, who as a
matter of fact, speaks for the United Phonograph Co,. seems disin¬
clined to permit tho sale of phonographs in the countries mentioned
iratt Prasar, jg3q ,
*r 4'/ ' ^ ^vr/u
nmil thus© fiOlintrtea have boon purq!m$<J. Jiip <1^, V/o
haVo argued that, tlui Ante roots of the United .uujnpany would best be
consulted by continuing yow agency. We have placed before him
the moat excellent record which you and your firms lave made as
representatives of various Edison interests and have spared no
oiiort to convince him that at would be a great misfortune to dis¬
continue a business which you have inaugurated so successfully*
We have taken up Mr, Seligman'n side of the case and tried to show
him that pioneer work will increase th.e value of the phonograph
business in China ana Japan, as it will familiarise the people
v/ith the machine and create a market for it, which of itself, con
lave practically no existence in those peculiar countries.
But so far, our efforts have boon unavailing. Of course the
arrangement into which you entered with Mr, Edison made- it pos¬
sible for the latter to coa30 filling your orders at any time, but
I desire to impress upon you very strongly that if Mr. Edison load
power now to tako independent action you would not be subjected
to the inconvenience and disappointment which at this time you
must certainly experience, X think it would be very desirable for
you to see Mr* Soligman and endeavor to make some arrangement
whereby the sale of phonographs in China and Japan may bo resumed.
If you prefer waiting until 1 cm liave a personal interview with
you I can accomplish that the latter part of next week, but I can¬
not give you. may more information or place the matter before you
more clearly than 1 have done £n t Jiin letter, and perhaps time
Translation. •
COMPAGNIE 00NTIHEIITA1J3 EDISON
Thomas Alva Edison,
Paris 3rd July,
Esq,,
Orange, N. J,
1890.,
3ir:-’.
We liave tl» honor of informing you that the General
Incandescent Lamp Company has decided, in consideration of. the
general state of affairs and of the approaching expiration of the
patenta, not to pay further after September 1st, 1890 in Austria
and Spain, the royalties of the following .patents!
Edison Patent Austria Series 2— January 22nd, 1830
2a May 5th, 1881
a® May 5th, 1881
4*- July 25th, 1880
5— August 13th, 1830
8— January 7th, 1881
13— August 3rd, 1831
18— November' 9th, 1831
25— December 3lst, 1831
58— December Gth, 1SS3
GO-Janunry 4th, 1884
Edison Patents Spain Scries 1— February 1st, 1379.
A—Pobrunry 20th, 1830
5 — January 2nd, 1832.
8T-Apri! 26th, 1381
13*- September 5th, 1831
13a-£jeptember 5th, 1831
18a-November 2nd, 1881
26— March 3rd, 1882
28— Pobruary 24th, 1882.
"The Oompahy trill continue to pay thd royalties for the' two
fcrtoj T>iP
Altpiflin fird 'get, Sifdt 3, Wit/ sSth, J.830
aot; 'Set4. 3, Marbn 12th, 1880.
42'
In cow iteration of the tmttove of om- relatione vo tMnk we
ougi-)t to brine this fact to your knovAedge, Please give us
notice of the receipt of thia letter, and believe Sir
July 21, 1890
#120 Broadway, Ho \r York City,
Yki.ll you please liavo the attached minutes of
meet ins of Board of Directors of the Edison Phono. Works, hold
29th day of April, 1390, written Up in the Minute Book of that
Company, which is at present in your office, and much oblige
Minutes of special meeting of the Board of Eireotors pf the Edison
Phonograph World held at the office of the Company, Orange, How
Jersey, on Tuoeday, S9th day of April, 1Q90
Present, Messrs* T. A. Edison, Garanol instill, and the
Secretory, A, 0, TatO; Mr. Edjson id the Chair,
The attention of the Board was balled to toe Resolution
passed at too mo sting Veld On Eobruary 8th, 1890, directing that
Mr. Edison to reimbursed, not to oxoBad §10,000, ihr His cash out¬
lay in experimenting on phonographic dolls and toys, provided he
would assign to this Company his right to manufacture tho sane, and
authorizing tho execution -of such instrument of assignment in be¬
half of this Company. The President Btated that tho Edison Phono¬
graph Toy Mfg, Co. was unwilling to bceomo a party to tho assign¬
ment and to consent thereto, until they could consult their Counsol
Mr'» Hutchinson, then and now hb3sht in Europe. ' But at the request
of the Soligmsns, and acting Under the advice of Mr. Beaman, Mr.
Eugene Soligman ani the Counsel of this Compdhy, Mr. Eaton, t)«
assignment had boon hmde by Mr, Edison without waiting fox' the
Boston Company. On motion of Mr. Inbull, the folloY/ing resolution
was unanimojisiy adopted:
RESOLVED? That the action Of the Officers of the Company in
executing the Agreement between i hits Company and Mr. Edison dated
March 11th, 1890, whereby this Company acquired from Mr. Edison
the right to .mamifhD tore phonographic dolls and toys, the said
right having been ac^uirod by him under his agreement of August
6th, 1889, With "the Edison Phonograph Toy Manufacturing Company, be
and -hereby is approved?
Attention was than called to Mr. Edison's account for dis¬
bursements in experiment is jg- op phonographic dolls and toys, and
the Treasurer, Mr. Inenil, staged ’that la had reimbursed Mr.
Kdisou as provided for in thq resolution of this Board adopted
Eehrusry 8, 1890* -Mr. InsuiP, stated that the amount paid to fir.
Edison was §6,100.00, and moved the folio v/ing resolution which was
unshimeuB ly adopted:
''ftfeiOLVEDr That the atStiori- of the Treasurer of the Company be
and •l»llUby ip approved in pA>; ing Mr. Edison §6,100.00, acoording
to tha -hocountS Submitted to this moot ing, in full settlement of
• all claim "by him. ugni hot the Company on account of experiments on
bphccnhgraivhip .do,2JU and toyn, as 0«t Perth in said statement ; and
that 'the Tv-ruanuHr fit tlrt Company prooUro' from Mr. Edison a reooipt
July 21, 1890,
J-4 H, Sloefc,
11 0 s « 7 p Russia-.
»’ly oil’: "
Mv, Edison has read. your latter under date June
nth, « has a*)»d me to thank you for the same,. He *m be very
plr.c,,e.l to receive tho box of rhonograas which you j-ave go kindly
S9Mt t0 hlm* MV* Edls0” 1,8,B Emoted the Phono, graph Works -to 1
fon/ard to you at once tho phonograph' pane which you desire and
v.hich were marked on the photo^ph whi*h «*s received by same
nail as your letter now finder reply.
In mcard to the musical part <?f the phonograph, Mr, Edison
vdll be glad to have you correspond with him on this subject, Ke
is always glad to hear -from you and appreciates highly the interest
which you are taking in his invention*
tiours very truly.
pW*at« S39i«eivy,
ffosoe wy Saligniar., Eocj»,
#21 Broad gtroot,,
l*w York City,
' 5‘11”" lm to you iho naaM
oon-oopondraoo relative t> , phoM„„ph rot. tl>> aati<iml
" 0hUO* -M*“” ““ “* « «* «b1M, ««0»
Imun.o letter. ! IraaoMi aMoltie hin
«ut a for in „„ w to, t„ M oKnlraa
te m°m ^ "T*-"* —-ft »a ,ta, eoy^^,
““ ”**m4 to ,ta* — X *» attention. t ,onM „„„
.0 llr, Treooot'o roquoot for tho return of lir. JJpm’s
Socratarr*
' July 22, 1890
Bony fJlfty. Henry Tresco>t,
#1418 L 8t„, Wdahi^ton,
a* 0,
Dear Sir:-
X!ry Bdiaon lias aakocl me to aolcnwladge the receipt
** y'0W Mt'Wi *»vw_una«. date 12th. instant, enclosing communi-
oation addressed to your self by the Hon. Patniek Egan, uy Si.
Miniata* in CMle?, in regal'd to a phonograph for the Paculty of
tin National University of Chile#
The phonograph outside of the United statoft arid Canada is
controUiiid by the Sdi.von United Phonograph Company, Mills Building,
N3W York City » ^ instrument for too in Chile would have to bo
■obtained from that Company', Mr. BdSaon regrets that ho himsolf
cannot- Turnish a phonograph to the Univoraity of Chile, but his
contract^ with tW Company jaShtionod prohibit* his. doing so. Ho
hanf howdver, foinrardOd tte oori'repoivfcnee' to the United Company,
with tile teMoat that th*{r fthypiy tM rtortirad Monograph; he Ins
*owp»* «A-*m thorny yati. direst on the
.rriv»S;« aaa'Vt
July 22, 3.390
^Saward I)', Adruna, Ear].,
tteoara* Winslow, laniei- & Co., •
■ #17 Nassau St., Nov/ York,
Hear Sir:-
I !»(. ,» oohfin, follow ta,mm a.4,4
^oslv,,a r”" this .orai^i
SS£t!v:,i!fe
to rePly * ",1,S “*• «»d.T«. to-day ss folio,®,
"I have no objections. Edison1."
Yours truly,
Private Secretary.
Jesus H, Lippincott, Esq,. Breaidont,
July 23, .1890
North American rhonogrqnh Company,
#100 Broadway, Nov: :»r]'s.
My dear Sir,--
Mr, Upton, who has throo phonographs sA lamp factory
noar Newark, did not know how to make corrections’; didh'tt know lie
could shift diaphragm and hoar what ho had recorded, he -also
complained lie couldn’t get enough on cylinder’; found they w.oro
running machine 175 revolutions, giving only 2 l/z minutes instead
oi' four. The N* J, Inspector, Mrt, Upton says., seems to be a good
man, but claims lie never got any .instructions, nor can -he got any
how to run a phonograph in a business o'i‘.rico» This is a -typo of
a - general complaint everywhere* Its about time the .North -American
Company got up a simple book of instructions from the experience
they- now have in business of if cos-.
Yours t ruly , ......
July 23,, 18£h
July 23, 18 90,
A', O', 3atar
Ross.in House, ’foronto, Ont.
Matter referred to in previous meson ga lead nothing to do with
Manufacturing report, Boston Company lias cable from Yeomens
stating whole money ready to put up and want Edison to authorize
thorn to cable Ye users that thoir and Edison '.s rights ready for
transfer agaihot cash and shares delivered in Boston, Mr* Ediaon
has .deferred notion until yom* return, and 1 have so advised
Boston Company r loguo returned to~cb.y arid is with yom’ brother
in Hew Yorh,
Thos, Maguire*'
II -
Sara»l. Inoull, Eaq., Snd Vice-Preiident,
5 d i a o n Q 0 n 1 1, Electric 0 o».
16 & 10 Broad St., flow York.
Mr,. Edison lias made the following note upon your
letter of 23 rd instmnt, in l'egerd to Mr, W. Preston Hix and
hie oonnoction with the Edison Gon'l, Electric Company:
Private Seotet&ryi
I
July 24, 1890,
i\ 1, Hitler,
o/o Mr. John Biricinbina,
#25 Hi, E, city Hall Sq,, Phi la,, pa',
fcoar Siri-
I 1*6 to confirm the following teleGram sent you
toi-dr.y
'Whan U Hr. Birin nbins expactod home, ana if home
M da5’ m:it v;G0k ««BM I Eo over and see him?
Yours truly,
Meroahtiio Trust Cov,
No'« ,120 Broadway,
Hew York City.
A Kootliv, of ,]» .tOflH,oM.rs of tM mi„„.Th0'm_
*'** tovine *"• -*»- *•»- >W^ .h, mi, *. I
*? *° re,”5t *“ ™ *W A pro*, to vots m-'a.,
6A0 «.». of «„ itock of «, aai. poTO „„ te ,.mt
by you unAor pm,i«io,ls Of t„ cortaifl as»„„„ta b8tm4n
A, SU.oo o„a «, iteoantu, Im6t ^
"**• 1S90’ “* APrS1 Sth- aa "provided i» th„
Jhipd Section of the said Agreement.
Very tpgljuyours* — —
Letterbook, LB-043
This letterbook covers the period July-September 1890. Most of the
letters are by Edison and Alfred O. Tate. The correspondence relates
primarily to the manufacture and marketing of the phonograph and talking
doll. Included are letters pertaining to the operations of the Edison
Phonograph Toy Manufacturing Co., the production of phonograph batteries
and cabinets, leasing arrangements and royalty payments, and production
problems with the coin-operated phonograph. Other letters deal with mining
and ore milling in Canada and at Ogden, N. J.; electric lighting; the
mimeograph; the Sims-Edison torpedo; and the Edison-Lalande batteiy. The
front cover is labeled "General Letter Book. T.A. Edison." The book contains
503 numbered pages and an index. Approximately 40 percent of the book has
been filmed.
July 25, 1890
Edison .Phonograph Toy Mfg. Co,,
No« 95 Milk Street, Boat on,
Mass'.
Dear Sirs:-
I beg to eonfim the follovring telegram sent you
to-day, in reply to your letter of 22nd instant;.
Upon receipt in Boston of One Hundred Thousand
pounds cash, together with shares representing
one-oighth interest in Company whose Capital does
ncrt exceed Three Hundred Thousand Pounds, less
expenses and eonmissions which must not exceed
Twelve Thousand pounds, myself and the Edison- Phono¬
graph Works will in consideration of thirty-two per
cent of said cash and shares, execute any papers
necessary to transfer our rights in Great Britain,
Continental Europe and the Channel Islands to the-
said Company, upon the condition that my transfer of
manufacturing ritfits to. the Edison Phonograph Works
shall be recognized by your Company, which is neces¬
sary, as the Phonograph Works now own these ri^its.
Thomas A!« Edison."
Yours very truly,
(kMUf
July 20, 1890
JDaniel IVolcj, Esq,., Secretary,
Edison Phonograph Toy Mfg. Company,
No, 95 Milk St,, Boston, Mas3>
Dear Sir:-
I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 21st
instant, enclosing oommini oat ions addressed to Mr, Edison and
the North American Phonograph Company, and foms for divers for
each of. the $10,000 royalties due Ootober 1st, 1890. I nill gi-ve
both these matters my imnediate attention.
Yours very truly.
Private Secretary*
Daniel Weld, Esq», Secretary, ■
Edison Phonograph Toy Mfg, Co,,
Wo, 95 Milk St,, Boston, Mass,
July 26, 1890
Dear 3ir:-
X beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 22nd
instant to Mr, Edison, enclosing copy of a letter from your Counsel
Mr', W. S, Hutchinson, containing comnents and suggestions relating
to the papers drawn by Mr, Lewis in reference to the Yeomans mat¬
ter, In view of Mr, Yeomans* cablegram of a few days ago, stating
tint he is prepared to send cash and shares to Boston, I presume
that the matter referred to in your letter under reply can be per¬
mitted to. rest at least for tin present.
Yours very truly, /
Private Secretary.
July 26, 1890
lily dear Y/eld,-
I am very much obliged for your letter of 24th
instant, in regard to your coning to Orange re Manufacturing Re¬
port', 1 went into this matter yesterday to some limited extent
with Mr, Magovern, and am going to go completely through the
report with him on Monday next, I think that he will be able to
send in his Report by about Wednesday, so that towards the end of
next week you and Mr. Mackintosh will probably be planed in a po¬
sition to take some kind -of action. Meanwhile I will 'attend to
waivers of royalties and I trust that before we have to take up
the Manufacturing Report you will have made a sale of ^ European
rights, X".- , ..
Yours very truly,
Private Secretary,
Daniel Weld, Esq** Bee ry<j
Edison Phono \ Toy Mfg.'-Co^
Boston) Maud l
July 26, 1890
pear Mr. Prazar,-
I have your letter of 22nd instant. I will
take this matter up imnediately and conmunieate With you further
in the course of a few days. I am going ahead with the idea of
obtaining a position for you at the Edison Machine Works, Schenec¬
tady.
Yours very truly.
Private Secretary.
te. Everett W. Irasar, Jr.,
81 High St» , Orppge ,
•July 86, 1890
Goligman, Euqv,
Mills B u i 1 6 i j| g ^
How York City.
Dear Sirf-
I bog to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 23rd
instant , re turning letter from Hr. J. Block, of Moscow, Russia,
^o letters **» tho Hon. Via, R# Lescot and the Hon, Patrick
^an, Minister to Chile, tho two latter referring to tho prosen,
tatidn of a ponograph to the National diversity of Chile* Mr.
and Mr. Insull are of the opinion ihft* it would bo a Grace¬
ful act on the part of the United Phdm>e*ph Oompuny to present
a machine to the University of Chile, &t *udh tfc* &a yob may
be satisfied with the instmeantb whlth tbvtm. out by
the ISdfaop fhonoGraph Tb* ka, if yoU *i» forwb*d tfedw arf orti 6* for
s. phonograph and supplier &v the Atm rprpoad, it will
fttcediato attention, Mr* MU ihihfe it w bettorro*
united Sdieon Pbortca m W 4i j<«tt with tb* &»*
Patrick %an at ^ time a* ux? m
tafioti# '
VWiwi wry *«Ay%‘ V:'-f -’X ' ~r""
ftrtvbla 3edry<r
Hon*. Vfciv Honry Troscot,
Was is. in®, ton, £> Q«
3aiy 2$, 1090#
D oar Sir:-
I return herewith letter of the Honw Patrick Egan,
acidrossod to yourself, under data 32n& May 1390, in regard to the
proaontation of a Phonograph to tho University of Chile, and bog
to infom you in roply to your oorranication addressed to Ur,
Ed in on under ckito l£th instant that this mttor was referred to
tho Edison Uiiited Plionograyh Co«, Mills Building, Mow York City,
UrV? Edison having ondoreed tho Hon# Patrick Rgar.'o request and
auggeated to tho United Co«- tho desirability of' making the presen¬
tation* I am in receipt of a letter from Mr, Jesse Salignun,
under date SCrd’ instant, in which ho indicates the willingneau of
his Company to present a phonograph, with a complete outfit, to
the University of Chile, st-cctihg that all his Company would re¬
quire 1 a a gsnr ante! tb-*t the machine would not be used i'or any
other purp‘>3« tiun that specified hi Mr* Egan's letter* I Imvo
to-day written Xr* Soligstuv, roi-aeiftihS him to ooartuwicate direct
with the 7 Patrick ngah, which, lie w%ii doubtieae dd in due
course* Z tasf* the hoswr to rtfttiUh
Very truly yours.
Private ae4 'y<
July 20, 1890
Daniol Y/old, Usq*, Soc'y.p
Sdicrm Phonograph Toy li UTjV Company,
#95 Milk St.,‘ Boatofc, Uson,
Dear Sir:-
l- bag .to ackuo'ulorf^e receipt of your lettor of 19th
instar.t, enclosing o lettor 1'wj \tr* Hutchinson, addressed to
cnyaelf Under date 18th inntaut, referring to lettor of S« B» Baton
dated 14th instant, touching waiver of royiiltiea, In the alter¬
native proposed by Hr*, tint o'ninson, ho ujiWo that royalties for
the whole year endin'; geytesftor 30th, 1«$$0» %itl be -waived* As
you understand, this aatfcor his not yet been arranged# X am
it up now with Mr* Edison and the Horth American ^honO&Taph
Go*. «iid rill put it through as quickly re: possible , if if. cm be
tin no, of which I Imve very little doubt* Meanwhile th3i matter of
Jom erf jraivoJJi will have to rust, an Hutchinson inah^a no eug-
section with relation to circumstance# that npw oxiat*
fours vo ry truly,
>riV&bE? Secretary*
Somuol Insull,
July 26, iQ9o
16 '&• 10 Broad Street,
Mo v York City.
Boar Sir:-
I enclose herewith a Bit tar from Mr. Everett VA.
Frazar,. who ia a aon «f Mr,. Everett Fraaar, This young man lias
j’ujt taken a degree at Stevens Institute, and. desires to obtain
a position in the Tost fhorr., or in some other Do part mo nt of the
Machine Works at Schenectady* He cans to sob mo several , rooks
ago, and 1 told him tint v/nen ho was through his College course
1 bad no doubt that you. would i« able to plaoe him in Sohoncfttadj-v
It is his father1 3 intention- to send the young man to China and
Japan to tako technical charge of the eloctrioal businoas of
Fn&za'r & Co.- in those counties, and thoroforo I thini: it would
be a jpod idea for ua to )WVo Mr educated in our business*
Your a vary truly',
Private Secretary*
July 26, 1890,
«a.1.or sv. B« Eaton,
1K0 Eroadway,
Now /or It City,
■Bear Sir:-
I enclose l»ro;rith lot tor addressed to mo fm your-
aoaf, under du» 14th inat., copy off letter from Messrs. Eaton &
Mb to Howard K, Brown, under udto March Q, 1390, copy of latter
fwm Howard K* Brown to Messrs'. Baton & Low is, under' date March
3nl' 13!)°’ 1Sttcr frora «*• Vf‘ BV HutcMnaon, Counsel to the Edison
TJtxna c Toy Mife„ Oo., addroased to myaolff, under date 18th instant,
ajvi latter tho Secretary of tte Toy Oompany addroaood to my-'
aWfr Und!°r 41910 mh i713tant, all roferrinc to waiver of royal-
tfosc The 3/»t time I was in Boston tho Ganpany requested me to
try and nutria from MrV Edition and the North Am. Phono’. Co. a
waiver of tho royalties for the year ondinc September SOth, 1390,
and I. agreed Jo # so. fir’* Hutchinson critieiees your letter and
proposes- an alternative clause, whloh, howvor, does not fit tho
present circumstances of the ciaae. He taJfos it Itor granted that I
will he able to obtain tw consent of tori BdSftft ri hnd %he North
Am'. Phonograph Co. to tise V/nivar of royalties ftit- ySttV 1S90»
July 30th, 1890.
Jesso Soligman, Esq.,
Mills Building, How York City,
Dear Sir:-
Replying to your letter of ths 28th instant. 1 bog to
say that Mr1. Edison has in view no particular time v/hen a Phono¬
graph- should bo sent to the National University of Chili. He
will bo very glad to carry out any instructions which may bo given
by the Edison United Phonograph Company with relation to this
presentation.
Yours very truly.
Privato Secretary.
J-aty 30th, 1890.
H. M, Livor, Ksq.,
M8W Jovaoy ^ Pennsylvania Oonoont ratine Works.
19 i)oy Street, New York oity.
Dear Sir:-
I bofi to acknowledge receipt of your letter of &&
instant, requesting me to enter the order of your Colony fcr all
Parts of the I, Belt Separate^ Machine? except the wood work.
Also requesting me to forward you a blue print of those .machines.
The blue print was sent you by mail last night to Ogden. We
have «1 ready oounonoed work upon sonarateing.
Yours very truly.
. ^ly 30th., 1890 .
S any si Instill, Eaq.,
#16 Bi«oad Street, Now York City
Doai* Sii*:-
On e latter fra, B< Ato>j> prM149M of
Cataract Construction Company addressed to Hr EaI
25+1. ^ t0 "*• Ediaon on the date
» an .you have .nMe Ullt Iollowtos nato; .
• Wt without seoi„c ooW,
I c,«oco herewith a cop, of the caTOWtal
- - ho' glad to have the acetone indicated * your
Yours vory truly,
Private Secretary.
tfu,ly 25th, rggc
ns A'. Edison, Esn*,
Orange, ,.wiv; Jersey*
Upon i/eur return fr0ui ^opp la3f. - ^
'W*P°P- «« Sunnier-, you aereed
^ - **- . . neve,
t« «*. > O-wi ft, m 01ty of ^ ^ ^ ^
ProJ'0t’ rtl"“ — “ * o, the services
Z ** **"* U ~ T"» ~ «M wax „„
’ -ondO, » . detail stsx^nt „ tlwe ^
send me the information nattier Qd ao ti»+ r
’ 30 that 1 “** PWBem the matter
**> m Soard -of Pirqptora for aot ior,
. "r option. As explained to Mr. InsuXl
had iron desired to uso this iirf,nv<mn+ •
t„, . „ , * m° iDfoWxon. 1= ftwrta, > pl ftr
■” ™ ■*» -vo retained *. ^ ^
“ tlMt »»» •«■*«•"« it oi ^ai^t mlUa '
liayo paid the expense thereof.
“ *» **“■»* A°» Poo, „o„ »t thl. moratajj; ^
you, ■»-«»« a,0,„ ehe,eo ehoua *„ 6,nt ^
Company.
Sinperety your a,
SGd. Edward D. Adams,
' president. ..
Ppi* deo. 0. Wetmore, Jr.
July .Slat, 1090,
J'. F, Howell, Esq., 1
"The He as ago"
#36 Cortlnndt Street, How York City..
Dear Sir:-
Replying to your letter of tfoo 30th instant- I ,beg to
say that we are making seme changes in connection with «uy -Edison-
Lalande Battery advertisements, and for the present will not bo
able to do any more advertising!, I think however in the course of
a few weeks we will be able to place an advertisement with, you!.
Yours very trr.lv.
Private
vMy isoo/
Ectison Lamp Ooiupany.,
Ilarii son, Hoy/ Jersey »
Dear Sirs:
Heplyinc to you-,- letter 'of the 20th instant. in roeard
to Laboratory account rondorod youfor the month of May last, *»‘
Wforrine to your rawest to bo furnished uith details of pay rou
anonntine to $1,6531*4 ! hoc to so, thatWa of an, „ „
connection mt)iMr. Edison's eonoral law experiment and $530148
is expense connected nith Lamp toot roll. j think I explained
to you ace ties w that ai „„r Laboratory fixed chorees ere p.id
■--thfdt labor; it rill bo e Eoo; idea if you do not understand
those matters for your Mr. Msadowioft the next time he i, at' th,
laboratory to a.o our bboka an* obaorva our method of oekine „ •
accounts d
' Yours vory truly,
July 'Slat, 1890*
Philip s. Pym;
t'voi-p, paa^uui^
1 *•• “ >■-■» « *» **.., * ,he
• • - ««««* to «6aM t. . 30nt M ly tlw A. s_
^ " “• ,E“°CTW1 *«. !•— a«e '
rr: r t to om°™- 1 - - - * - ^
e>" Y°Vk uhat tlUS papar had boon aen* to Chicago and he ~
:; :: h° - - ** - ***.
them to forward it to Vou. " -
Youi’a Very truly,.
July Slat, 1390
Kem-y Vi, Hard, Sag.,
Mill* Building, No \y York Vity.
Bear Sir:-
1 bog to aolcnovrjJodgo rcoaint
Instant, advisi^ m ' - * mi’ lotter tho 30th
* — — ~ “ ~ ““
Yow3 very truly.
July. 31st, 13P0.
I/udwig Droier, Esq.,
#45 Wall Stroot, Hew York City.
Dear Sir *-
Replying to your latter under date S4th instant. I bog
to say that the principal portion of your iron bed is non-magnet io
and I could do nothing with it.} but there are ' others' which aro
magnetic and with these I con deal if their can be mined cheaply.
I would bo willing to lease on royalty per ton of concentrates or
buy at a reasonable price any low grade magnetic vein's# property
tiiat could bo made r4-->lo. I will read up various other reports
whioh I liave on this property, and when my export returns in
October, I will send him there to investigate the magnetic portions
of the property with your permission'.
Your:
sry truly,
August 1st,, I
Geo» V/ilkineon, Esq.,
Receiver, Novrn-k Savinga Institution.
#304 Broad Street, Newark, N, J'.
Rsplyinc to your letter of the 26th instant to Mrv,'
“•"T 1 ” •“»: «■» "» !”™> *hU tabors W
book Ho. 50797. In foot this wliolo tranaaotion with, your Savings
Institution is scathing which ,„vo not boon able to trace.
Sdiann ,u» ion gotten tb. mttor entirely eng bis ro.o^ „o not
Ohov a* any dopoaita having boon „Mo to TO institution, at' I,.„
vrithin the last twolve years *
me a little on this subject, and oblige,
Would you vo iv kindly enlighten
Yours very l ruly,
Private Secretary-.
August lot, 1490.
Memorandum to Mr# Konnely,
Hero is a letter from Dr. King in regard to hie Microscope.
You will remember that Br. Xing wrote some time ago and 'the 'matter
was referred to you; I think that you suggested Ms coming to the
Laboratory on a .oortain date, but for some reason the visit was
not made. Mr.- Edison would like you to make "another appointment.
Yours very truly.
1 have not answered Dr. JCLug's letter.
Inolosure.
August Xst,JS90
Mooors, Dyer & gaoly,
#3G Tfall Street, How York City,'
Dour Sirs:-
1 ’"C1°“ "‘rnitti « l0«»- *"» Mr. R, 0. Johnsmi ths
S8.r.ta.7 « tho taorioan Copyright Loaguo, add.oaood t„
“ "<*» to on opon dottor ohlohar. John,® ^ ^
Mi,® ..trad «lt. Spoakor Hood, rotative ® th, Copyright..
'’r' mit°" *"« W *» /on .nto.it to hi» . draft
M a ooaanmioatiOR vhioh you voold ponaidor enitobte.
Yoiiro vary tiuly, '
Private Secretary.
InolOBurei
August lot, two.
R« V. Johnson, Jfcsq.,
. ISoo'rotttry, American Copyright league,
#33 Bast 17th Street, Wow York City.
Dear Sir:-
I "beg to advise you at Hr. Sdison's request , I aw
communicating with his patbnt attorneys, MesSrS. Dyer * Seely, in.
**""* to the open letter which you have suggested be addreoaed
by Mr. Edison to Speaker Reed regarding the copyright bill.. Mr.
Edison is not in Orange at present andyour' Second oomntoibation
ohOlbaing Untft of a proposed letter has come during'his absent
I expect him to return to-aorrojr or the next day when your com¬
munication laet referred to will submitted to him.
YpUrs very truly.
Private -€opr^ary,
August lot, 1390'.
C. J« Eoed, Eng, ,
Vortrran House, Pewil , H. j.
Dear Sir:-
I * aoJcnmrlocleo «„!„ of lctt0 „ of ^ 3oth
o«oh !md ate0M1„„s of ^ ,Moh ^
.—i «» M» *«„. to-8w M ,rtu „
to you the «Mt tMnc to_mo ^ moini. 1G>
* 1 enCl°0e hGr9Vfith a 10tt0r H. A. Eehart, of Bapolay
• JT. whioh X send you at Hr. MW. roguest. Edison '
aosires you to S0Q this paPty.
Ydurs vory truly,
Private Secretary,
ioolosure •
August 1st, 1890.
0. Y. Kins, Esq.,
Cheater foundry and Machine Co.
Chester, Pa. '
My d3ar King:-
Hotliing has been done in regard to Silver Lake
excepting the filing of the Incorporation papers of the Edison
Industrial Works. I have not forgotten the matters that we
talked about and will advise you in good time'.
I hope you/ nro well and enjoying yourself; by the way
Aug. 5th, 1090.
Col', ueo. E'» Gouraurt,
Edison House B.
Northumberland Aveiuio,
London, Y/, C. England'.
•Deab Sir:-
I beg to acknowledge receipt of your cablegram under
date 4th. instant, as follows; "Prospectus infringes our rights
grogs 5y,u in reply to my cablegram of Saturday asking you for on
explanation of the statement mdo to mo by the’ Boston Company, tliat
you liad filed or t}u*eatened to file an ihj'ttnotion against the
Company which was being brought out in tohdoh to take oVor tho
rights of the former in certain codrtti*iesi
vfei'y ttuly,
(MijL (hj^ tstfiJ1' . ^%s#Cl^mL>4 d/b-jA^Zr
$9, ^fo^u&Ju
""^Le- AtlAA^blfe^&AjuA^ '^/uJw Jtsvy '
'^/frtvi. &(x-x£^Lt}^ /^ fahdtf
o^'&aa£ %£'LZ&a6z£
Au#. m.i),
Dr* 0. Idug,
Bdon Museo American Co'«, Limited.
#55 Ytest 23rfl Street , Mew York City.
Dear Sir’:-
In further reference to your lottor of the 26th ult.'
I beG to advise you that Mr. Bdison has been at home very little
during the past two months and his movements for aevoral weeks to
come are so uncertain that it is impossible for us to make an ap¬
pointment for you to visit tho Laboratory with your Microscope'.
Some time later on Mr. Edison will bo glad to have you come over
and show him your apparatus.
Yours very truly,
Private Secretary^
5i)i, I39Q,
Edi00U ^j.oeraph Toy Mar-Wnctwina 0q,,
#95 Milk Street,
BOaton, Mass.
Doar Sirs}-
i *, t. «»» tto Iollmtac l8lawm sont
dat4 2nd instant. uu,,,- , ^ 1CK
**"* l'or «•>
rWtaMV re“S" *»« A. Edison," '
,Inmll ' ^ ^ «.'« to-day,
“ ^ "08tl”« “» »■«««. to6 yon rocoivod
copy prospectus Snrtisft tw* received
yon', d - “■ kWS •**«•»«.». boon M110d
>«».<«». ^la«WTOrim>ai r/'
*** °f ths »b“™ ois„oa 4, TMo,
Yours vory t^tt n
Pid vato Secretary^
Au/>. 5th, 1650.
Daniel Y/elrt, H3q.,
Soc'y. Edison Phoi%raph toy ManXifadtUrisif; Go.,
■?r95 Milk 3ireot, Boston, Masa, ' •
Bear Sir:-
I boc to oonfina the following Tolecwan sent you under
date lot Instant. '-Don't a end cable to Yooman roCardinc
Stereoscopic Company. Cable toilette as proposed bue eliminate
the following sentence, ffe understand you aye counsel stereo-
soopio Company, (SGd.- thomns A. Edison." <>
Yours ybry truly
■( 1
Aug. 5tji, 1390.
H. fly Lewis, Esq.,
Caro of Masai's. Eaton & Lewi3 ,
#120 Broadway, Maw York City.
Dear Sir:-
I cnolo3Q herewith a -latter from Mr. Edison for the
Mercantile Company, in regal’d to a proxy which Mr.
Edison desires to obtain from them to vote thoir stock at the
postponed, annual meeting of the Stockholders of the Edison Phono¬
graph Works which, is to be held at the office of the Company on
Wednesday 13th instant.
. Yours very truly. / ■/ n
Private Sc
Inc 10 sure .
Mercantile Trust Co.,
Nov; York City,
Boar Sirs:-
Reforrinc to the attaohod, 1 bog to advino you that
the annual meeting of the Stockholder of the iidiem Phonograph
V/orks vrac postponed from July £9th to Wcdnecdai, August lath,.
Will you bo kind enough to send wo a proxy in favor of myself,
Samuel Insull, Alfred 0. Into, or either of those throe to veto a3
your proxy at the mooting August 13th, 1390, and oblige,
Yours very tmly,
• (vry ' (
Inolosure?
Oraiiea, N< J* my 89th, 1390,,
Col, Qco. e, QouraUd, j
London, England i •;
Doar Sir:-
Undor dato I9th Juno last you addressed loiter to ;
Itr. Thomas B. Connery in roferenoe to the ’ Phonograph business ;
in Mexico and l'or warded a copy of tho came to each of the j
Directors of the Edison Unitod Phonograph Company, myself
an one tho nusbor.
You have in this oanuunication represented Mr. Con-
nory'a case in suoh a prejudiced manner that 1 cannot in
justice to him and to myself pormit the record to ctand un~ f
corrected; nor do I think I would be guilty of anything less |
■than wilful avoidance of a plain duty wore I to fail to moke j
on earnest offort to relievo the very erroneous impression
which has doubtless been made upon the minds of your col- i
leagues by tho conmunioation in question.
The statoment which you make to the effect that the
understanding had between yourself and your colleagues with j
refer once to Mexico was that “the business should first be j
offered* to Mr, Oonnory conveys a strong suggestion that
your colleagues have never been put in possession of the
exact cirouimtanoes^otherwiae they wouia have kxmwn that
eaoh an empty asauranoe was completely out of harmony with
Jthe merits of the oaso and that, furthermore, it conveys sn
Entirely erroneous idea of tho obligations we were and otill.
ipro «mdar to Ur* Oorine^y and his associates.
i; '
j; Xt is n matter of do op regrot to mo tliat at a time
When i laid poy/dp jp do go f refrained from taking up por
Col. 'floo, E. Gouraua,
July 29th, 1390,
oonally tho adjustment oi' Mr. Connery1 a claims , but your
i; repoated assurance that you wero in entire sympathy with my
desire to oarry out our agro-mont in a faithful spirit
.destroyed my parcoption of the real course which you were
: pursuing. Relying entirely upon such assurance and not
wishing to interfere in details which I believed were being
treated by you in the spirit which yon professed, I declined
intervievm which were sought with me by Mr. Connery and, hie
: associates as the following copy of my letter to Messrs.. J*.
;j Mt- CQballos <2: Co, under date January 15th last will show:-
|!
j
Messrs. J. M» Oeballos & Co.,
| $60 Wall Street, Uew York City.
Jan. 15, 1890.
I
V: Dear Sirs: -
p I beg to acknov/lodgo receipt of your letter of the
|j I3th instant, enclosing copy of a c omnuni cat ion addressed
jj to Col. Qoo. E. Gouraud by Mr. Thomas B. Connery, and stating
Ithat there aro certain features of tho Mexican bus ili03a on
j which you deairo to have ray personal opinion.
In order to explain tho reason why I have not haatonod
: an interviov; botwoon your Mr. Cob alio 3, Mr. Connery and
myself, I desire to say that I plaoed the autive control of
my foreign buainoa3 in tho hands of Col. Gourand, aa ray
agent, and ao lie erase to America shortly before you made
your first request for an interview, I considered it de¬
sirable that raattj ro of business detail should be discussed
with him, in pursuance of which ho was duly advised of your
wishes from time to time, to which I beliovod he was Giving
attention. Thoro is no laok of desire on my part to assist
you in overy possible way, but it ie desirable in doing this
that I alioUld move in concert with Col. GouraudJ that ho
should bo aware of all points under discussion mid bo given
an opportunity to express hie opinion upon any matters that
roquire adjustment wider the provisions of your contract.
I Jiavo written tfol. Gpuraud with respect to these matters,
end will cormnicate with you further wlion I hear from him.
Yours very tmly,
(Sgd. ) Thomas A. Bdiaon
If Col* Qeo* E* Gouraud, ihiliy
It is true I was aware at ono tiiijO that you manifested j
a disposition to neglect this Mexican fogginess and on the j
same day that I addressed the above to Messrs, Caballos & Oo.;
I forwarded to you the following ooptnunication:-
Jan. I5th, 1890, !'
' ■ I
Col. Gfto. E» GoUraud,
74 Madison Ave., Now York Oity. j
Dear sir:- j
i
Mr. Coballoo has forwarded mo a copy of Mr, Con¬
nery 1 0 lottor addrossod to yourself, undor data Ilth instant,
lack of
In which the latter complains of your interest in tko Mexican*
IPhonograph business. I am as muoh at a loss as Mr. Connery
to comprehend your statement to the effect that you do not
know at present how the “matt or stands." You havo had triple 'j
facilities to familiarise yourself with the details of this I
business, and as it is of great importance, not only to Mr. j
Cebulloa and his friends, but to you and myself, in carrying ;
out in good faith agreements into Which v/e entered, that this
matter should reoeivo iinnediate attention, I mflst ask you to j
take steps at onoe to post yoursoif in a Way tftjt will enable
you to deal with those gentloinon as they art entitled td.bo
dealt with* I do not care to be forced into the position of
feeing ft party to the nofleot, of Mhich Ur, Ceballos and Mr* j
jPOmery so Justly ocwplain,
ii Years truly,
| (Sgd.- Thomaq A. EdiflOm
4:r
Col, Goo i K. GoUVaUd,
JiUy iiOtu, 18004
It must havo boon apparent to yon from this letter ;
tliat I bolioved wo were uftdor obligation to Hr. OOnnory, and :
it is stranga that i:, yod, at that time entertained a dif¬
ferent vio w yon should h/uve failod to ao quaint mo with tic I
fact. Had I boliovad that you intondod making no prepara¬
tion before the consolidation for a settlement of tho Mexiooh
matter upon a fail* and aquitablo basis, I should most cer¬
tainly have refused to complete my part of tho transaction
until a clear understanding had been reached. My references
to tho subjeot mast have shown you tint I beliovod Ur ,
Connery liad rights which you and 1 wero called upon to ro-
opoct. 1 placed dependence- upon you for the ai-rangoment of ,
details for tin reason that the agreement whioh existed bqj> '!
tween us delegated iso you that olaos of work, but instead
of acting in harmony- with my views, or advising me that you ■
Relieved Mr# Connery- hod no rights in the premises, providing
me thus with dn opportunity to talcs ' independent action, you \
■ continued os tho rej? res 6)t6 aH^e Of our joint interests wholly
unmindful tlmt you Were disqualified as suoh by the wide
difference in our views, tho real extent of whioh was known j
. solely to yourself,
Mr, Oonriory undertook to obtain in Mexico certain
!' concessions which Wore cohiSldQrecl nooosedry in anticipation
| of oowpotitidn bOtwftcn the phonograph and the graphane.
ij To quote the contract “to 6b4dfci from tffto Government of
I “Slexioo an exoluestve liatrteo of oonoeunto'n to supply that
•’ I’Govobment fob a pofidd and on iGf'is and conditions satis- ;
| Hf notary to vg Tf|th phdnp^rrtfna k ^ 5; fyn Vise in the j
Ool, Goo. iii Gouraud,
ruly 29th, 1800.
"Government Post-Offices throughout tho .Republic of J.loxioo. " |
Tho contract provides further that this concession is
to bo transferred eventually to a Company, tho Capital of
which is to be divided oho third to Hr. Oonnory and as¬
sociates, one tliird to you and mysolf, tin- renuining third
; to be 3Ubaoribod for as a working capital. No unit of
Capitalization is fixed in tho contract, that matter havinc
been left for future decision. Indeed the contract is not i
specific in a number of im^rtant details. It v/ao accepted j
by Mr. Connery in the full beliof that a fair vmrkin g chance j
wuld bo given him and that all mattera postponed for ad¬
justment would bo treated in a spirit of fairness. i
Mr. Connery prooooded to Mexico and obtained a con- j
cession which though not exclusive in tones owing to tho j
prohibitory laws of Mexico , was through the nature of its j
environment practioally an exclusive grant, the truth of I
i
which was oonfinned by a subsequent amendment in writing j
obtained by Mr. Connery at your suggestion. j
To oomponoato for delays Mr. Connery has from time
to time had this concession extended with rospeot to the
date when active operations should bo caimonoed in Mexico,
the Oast extension having been secured within the past fort¬
night . In every way ho has conducted his part of tbs business
ij ■ . •
j; ably and successfully and with such confidence in our fair
ij dealing that I cannot permit the matter to be retired, by
lithe sophistic reasoning in which you indulge in your letter j
| Wider discussion. j
jj While it may be a fact as you stato "that Mexioo being!
| ”so near to the home office it is 'natural that business )
hoi. Geo. E. GoUi’ahd,
jiiiy 20 tii, 1890,
' of that Country should bo conducted by tho Board in America, 1
; I cannot understand by what montal process you are able to
convinco yourself tint an effort to aoaiot Mr. Comedy in
jj obtaining simple justice v/ould be "unwarranted interforence, "
considering our mutual obligations to him Under hie contract
; with us.
j: If you are sinoore iti your statement tliat Mr. Connery
j and his friends "ore entitled to every possible considers-
?j tion" it ought surely to occur to you that one of the vefy
!; first considerations to which they are entitled is your co¬
operation in securing a reasonable arrangement with the
ij Edison United Phonograph Company.
2he valuation placed upon Mexico by Mr, Seligman is
much too high. By concerted action •wftie**. ve mi&ht Jmve
succeeded in effecting a reduction. Certainly our chances for
: doing so wore far better before you placed yourself Upon
; record as confirming a proposition which bore upon its face
evory mark of prohibition. More than this your aotion in
j forwarding to oaoh of your colleagues a copy of -your letter
: to Mr. 00m ory was doubtless intended' and has been accepted
I as an announcement that you have Washed your hands of the
ji v/lrolo matter.
After having neglected to protect our promises before
| the amalgamation you' ought at lea sir to have stood by me in
| an endeavor to have them made' good subsequently. Your courio.
ij makes it doubly hard for rae to act With offoot, Mr. Connery
j and his friends are prepared for any. reasonable proposition]
1
col. Gt
GOhraua,
July 29th, 1390.
jiTtey liavo a connection in Mexico the like of which cannot bo
•ji obtained through any otter medium. They ate thoroughly
: familiar with the country anti tte people and a full dis-
jj Mission \vit3i them would reveal conditions sufficient upon
ji Which to moke a close estimate of tte value of tte plibno-
jj graph business in Mexico, ho valuation has yet been made
■ which can be justified upon commercial lines. The position
•which I maintain is that Mr. Connery and his f fiends are ev>- j
iititlod to a reopening of this subject and I stall place the
jj matter before your colloagues with ttet end in view. 1 Con¬
sider it unjiet to them and to oursolvos to adopt as final
the first Pitted whioh have boon named and if my efforts of
ijare of avail tin matter win not be dismissed in the very
j: summary inannev ii. which so far.it has been treated,
ji If there ir<. any instructions 7/hich you desire to give
| to yora* ro present aivo on the Board of the Udi3 on United
j; Phonograph company t would be well to issue them imraediate-
;;iy.
I| Yours very truly,
ji
1
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na you niv4o dco -iriod v;]>:n u V:\il
:^«t\ fco lisa? i'rvvr, >,ou.
>3 **oo.«ii»t Of y(iU!« lottor of the lot
i4o:‘ to «r. Batson by Up.
tho canvas made a* -Buffalo.. Aa aoo:
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General Knnncor, Mow Joraoy Ponnuy.lva.nia Concentrating Vtorka
#19 Doy Street, lie:.’ York city,
«• Sir:-
111 Vmy t0 y0ttV oi' «« 4th ins trait in *oSBrd. to
refin ory at Or;is.i, the tore ’.Till not ;;6 above the §53,00*0.
Id* 1 holiovo in mttofs it in proparly at tho
168
Au<> 7 til, 1890,
Mr, C‘, J, Rood,
. Edison Laboratory, Orange, 31> ,Ty
Boar Sir:-
Raferring to the attaoliod letter and tracings 'from Mr,
V/. II, Be Camp, Mr, Edison dooiroa you to in.iko a survey of this
property*
Yours very truly,
Private Seerotary.
Inc lo sure .
Aue* 7th, 139 u
Charloa H. Whitney & Oo.f
Broadway, How fcn* City.
Dear Sir:-
... .« n;ir :ir~;
G tJ.9 oopya t.'os of this export'. Ho
already discovered some very fair deno u . «xs
Ms investigations, ' " ^ ^ *“ ^ ~ ~
Y°urs very tmly/7'fa a
177]
A«c, 8th, 1890.,
Samuel Inatfll, Eaq,, ivoa3,
#10 Bi’oad .Street, Mow York City,
Dear Sir:-
I nttlrn hororith to. tferoo lottor to you ta ra0ord t0
«nta<te» M.h .rt uMppod fno„ the Phonocraph Work, in , *«».
a>«t to., w until aft or they aro put upon tho Phonooraph ona
shaved once or twice,
I think that a notice should be inserted with each batch
of cylinders that urn shipped, tolling what met be done' before tho
cylinders are used up'on the machine as you surest.
Yours very truly.
Aug. 8th, 1890.
George ' -ar*on Lathrop, Ksq.,
New London, Conn.
h.£y Dear Lathropr-
1 have loft your lotto r of the 3Iat ult, unanswered owing
to my absence.
Mr*. Edison is going away to-day and will be gone for two
or three weeks 1 tliink; Ur. Konnelly has gone away for a holiday :
ho will be abneht for a fortnight.
I have spoken to Ur. Edison about this matter and while
he lias not timo to talk nnioli at present, he 3ays he will certainly
take it up when he come 'back again. Kennolly will bo home thert
and I will lot you knot* when the proper time, cones. then if you
will cane down hero I shall bo very happy to have yeti aW with m.
as long ho you are abltf at my liouse, and we will try and <10 soma
work anil get a portion of the. data in siiapa.
Yoprp very ti^iy,
Augt latu.jspo
Danloi Esq^
Sec1
Dear Sir?-
neoeivoa trm abroad s, "otlono W),oh you },Qvo
•««*.* «„ float ” *° U’° °”t“V I*—
float, M enoliijine .
T* >•“ to ' ”T“-
vo®»o «**».*«, „ ^ 7*te * «-
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ee«tiona to make, ^ that 1 h?iva nb auS~
Youjfa very trvCLy.
AV£, 1390/
Sawfael Insullj-toq.,
#Ifi Kroad Street, flow York City,
Pan.* Sirr-
I am in receipt of a latter from the Edison J?hewo,sn«Rl-
?*y M«KaCactvirinc Co., Boston, Mace., under date XPtfe ina*ar,t», isi
ev^hTt *o waiver of royalties, in which they ahjr, «ve radLoeptwod
Hr. imruXi to t>& tfca*. ha Would personally taV-« thin in ‘
hanf. ttrth art 1b Hr. Edison and tl<6 Koytb American Company** to nruH
take l i at 4 favor if you will mention the matt* r t,o him ant make
s*arei It w understanding is corrocH.
%wa vtfry- tnaly.
triV/Ate Secretary*
15th, ISpo,
B* Blok, Esq,,
Prooicroftt, *A*B,U>ioj fe Qo,,*
#1^3 * 154 Laics Straat, Chic ago, m#
S ir:-
TOo Wtocasro^h raforrad to in your Uttar of the 7th
fcttanJU c*** vi M ikia it is a vary hand*™* machino
aad.. I tea**, ‘/on Mr. J. s. oiUUasd my thanla f0r having
tfco ojm to t*o for me laboratory exhibits.
-Ydura voiV tr'uly,
Samuel Ittsu.ll,. Esq.,
#IS SroQd Stvoot, Now York City.
Dear sirt-
. Replying to your lotto r of tho IltJi instant in regard to
a payment into tho Treasury of tho Hicklo-in-the-slot Company of
$7500.00 of whioh you say I am liable for one half, I bog to say
that this is tho first intimation that I have had that any smoh
arrangement existed. t ahould like to have an explanation of
YourB very truly.
Augfl I3th 1890,.
Saiatiol I»sull, Bay.,
& 18 Broad stroot, Kow York Cii y,
gear Sirr-
89 plying to your lotto r of the Ilth instant in ragyira
to riptira on returned Phonographs.oitber I am to make iraproyomoirto
wn the. Phonograph or «lu* l vill atop; if l orn to go ahead anting
thoao insprowrcontBp dVttry mildhiftd which 10 mutnmi should bo jno-
vl«Sed witt them. My understanding id that th«i?r machine* belong
to tta» Bvrth Amorioan Phonograph Col, and it ig to thS*r
tlm thay should bo topt in good condition,
I do not understand that tM North American Phonograph
Conpimy la willing to allow alterations to bo made to their proper¬
ty tty local parties*
It in eoftainly for the best Interest of (ivory ona oort-
oorsu#*. that dll thede- littio tMttgtt Which ttofctributcr to mueh to
tfa utility of the Pjwttiogtei WfcttM W ttppiiii u> machinas do they
co»se in, do that *h» mdy ft« gotten Said tha hands of
teo t»«wr of lMbond}?rapV. JKs da ptddibld.
SCKujijOl
Qon* in’.v’d*
.yj£t ta^, igoo,
The u.uscc.qu of 4>i* ljvslnPSfl depends upon our meet*
=»«■ the re'qia.rbrram? of U.<joft nty} \j?.b umt BWjshiuos, and any in>-
Jiadiwai'A ftwij -l ,-jn (*• way ixi my e-tiVH to pwrfeot the inatrunont
in all Jtn vjoVnVla Hill. iya «|i? feanlt of the poor a at kind of Judg¬
ment®
■pium wry truly,
AUff*X3th,I890.
•Taneo T. Afcigenis, Bsq«,
North Ada®3, Maas.
Dear 3ir;-
I return herewith copy of patent, enoloaed with, your
lot tor undor date 3th instant,
Mr, Edison soya that at preaont no domand exists for
duplicate^ in connection with Phonographic reoorda, _ ,-jho owners of
the Phonograph having all they can do to pioneer the' instrument as
now mode'.
After the proaont machine is thoroughly introduced ,
duplicates may be required, but nothing could bo done with such a
device at present.
Youra very truly,
Private Secretary.
Indio aura,
A «g-. i3th,isgo
S. P. B'» Morse, Esq.,
176 Soharmartjom Street,
Brooklyn, H. Y,
Dear Sir:-
I >»s to aohnoirledoe r,„ipt of yoap l8tt,r of (h>
I2*h ”°‘3 *“ *"» pe.ition ^ t0
^ci, m ere nnabto to dieeue. ^ther at toe precept ttoe to,
me, Men of conins »ith the Bdieon-Jtotonde petj,!,.
“ toB.rd te toe Rrc .dan, eirenit toieh pen W5al(
“ *“ •* ““ * *—. «.*• * the hai™^.
ltode ecu, can he calculated to vithin aii hour,
OMn, .0 to.™™**, whioh „ hare made in the
" ™ " Batt""a « *> ■*« « °P3n tironu . y.ar, th.
to., fn» tooad totion totod he !.». m. iUn0. ^ po]W4 ^
zino.
Y'o’iira Very truly,
'i/My&O
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Report frcxn a friend of Mr. Wangemann, from Amsterdam.
July 31st, 1890*
I had not been in Holland long when Machines arrived and I com-,
menoed to set them up. I think that in all about Twelve Motor
Machines and about Fourteen Treadle wore received. The Treadle
Maohines are still in Holland except Two which are in Brussels, but
the Motor Maohines were all sold- in a short except Two which are
stiii here. And now Mr, WANGEMANN I ocme to the part that I think
1^tt®rest you “°3t. 1 think that I shall be giving you a fair
Idea of how things are when 1 tell you that about Eleven Machines
are now Travelling around Germany are at the present moment being
shown by persons who do not even know what a Screw Driver is!, of—
course the Buyers came to the Office to see the Machines and then- .
at once took them away, and now I ask you Mr. WANGEMANN-is this
good for the Name of the Machine? -
I have since then met many people who had attended your Seances and
of-course wore loud in their Praise of the Phonograph, and on the
ethor hand l have mot many people - quiet lately and have heard all
sorts of things concerning the Maohines in the hands of these per¬
sons, how they for instance attend Concerts and get- no results how
the .Seances are at I Mark per. person and when- the People have Paid
their Money they hear nothing, or only the hum of the Motor, and
noises which aro supposed to be the Records1* In fact I could write
pages of the things that I haye .hoard concerning the Machines from
all Countries'* .One of the latest. Bits is-tlmt one of the Fellows
who had Two Machines left several Toms without Paying and so the
Police took the Maohines and have, kept them ever since.
How Mr'* WANGEMANN I am sure that this was never meant to be aa
instead of the Maohine getting a good name for itself it. is getting
something different and I think that it is a Shame that because a
Shown an has enough Money he should be able to buy a Phonograph and
take it round a Country to Show for as you know yourself it wants
more than a few Days acquaintance to Show the Machine properly.
And now Mr. WANGEMANN I come to another thing how is it that Amste¬
rdam (Holland) is the only place where a Machine can be Bought in
all Europe? It seoms strange to me, but as I am not enough in the
Know I can only guess.
•fN
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liq 31r Johnston, 25s<I,,
cA. Intwic.* ar$ Inflation Oo.,
#16 & 18 84.0a d Street, Herr York- city,
Beajr si rj*
nspi,^ to y„ of «*■««, ,a|? t0
*" ** ? «* .0 to*,*, ^
«.So it », yet reasy to be „pW1<> aurtl„tai_
**" t“' ae<’ ™ °“’OTM »«rtU « the Laboratory
«Kt.W *.frty has boon w„ ew
* ,rMh “®ly a!"lnB 4h* s*-“ « * »a«k or » anfl , «u
soilte Hr* sent you .> '
Youl’ s wry truly.
'PriVaVfe SOcretbry,
A us* ISnhv.lSOO..
H* M» iivor, Ksq . ,
General Manager,
Nw Jersey aid Po.msy.l-raii-a, tJoncen-tratlug Warics,
#10 Dey Stkvet, J'lew -eity„
Dear str:-
Replying to your letter ,aS -tl*. JEfta, Soatewts a *ar01
10 f“'4i “a 1 «t *> ■*. «uw **« *,
face of the machine where the ora ^et4 flo
Yixira verj truly,,
V->\ 'A Li.Vor, fiBq*,
Kot 10 J)«y g t root,
H«w York City*
Aug, 19, 2800
Sear Sir.*-
***’♦ S<Uson han ^ad Your 2ofct«r of izth iiwtasit,
and says nil ricbt as to small boiler. Ho mil order the
resistance boxes for the macnatn.
Yonrs yory tinlyj
Private Secretary,
H* M* XiiVor, Esq,,
No, 19 Doy Street, No* York Oity«
Hoar sir:-
1 leg to confirm. the following mssr,«£0 t eltplionad you
16th instant, in reply to your letter oi’ 14th incta’fit a&dreoced to
Hrw RdiaonS-
■MrV Edicon a ays in reply to your letter* of 14th,
botter not chance Machine details but arrange
counters Jnft no feed stops whan power ic discon¬
nected,*
Yoitro traly.
Private Secretary*
2381
Ed i a on Qro Milling Co,, limited,
•#I6 & 18 Broad Street, Haw York .City,
I beg to ooll your attention to my bills *or
«snto rendered ym under the following dates; March 9th, 442,13^.27
April IOth, $$791,28; May 21st, $141.96; the last hills h&*in#.
been eent to Mr.' Samuel inaUl; and the other two having been
farwardod addressed to yourselves,
I would like to. have an immediate settlement made of
this outstanding account which amounts to $43,065.10 under the
provisions of the contract which exists between me and’ yourselves.
I beg to request you to give the natter attention at once.
■/luiel<A * &.a irv
(Si ' td ( .
3:8.99
Thorns Butler, Saq.t Sso^y,
Kew Jern0V and Penney 1vgh}«i Clone an tr&tlhs irorfts,
#18 & X8 Broad street, jWoyr York City,
Hear Sir : -
Replying to your letter of the ISth instant,, to Mr„
5oi» S', Randolph, I beg to say, h}*at the 52 Belt Iron Sre sep^a-
tors are required for the Ogden rtjiil,
Mr.. Batson sent an inibnml order to the Edison Bhonoi-
grapta Works for these and they are now in process of construct! on..
Will you please issue «V order on the Works for their completion.
Yours vary truly, w
Privat e Sebrefary*
1;
in
Stfnuql Install, Esq.,
#19 Doy Street , New York City,
in reply to your letter of the I® to instant, an olo glass
a copy of a aoranuni cation from Mr. hehmai r., I beg to inform you
that I save Messrs, Herts Bros, an order for a lot of work in my
house which included fixtures. They submitted to me a nurifoa* of
designs of S, Berg mans present .firm, but I instructed them to .
obtain designs fbom Messrs. Bergman ft 0o»^ which accounts for the
matter having been brought to Mr. lehmair's attention.
I cannot change the order now.
Aug, 19, 1890
Mr* P, v* &iidoa.
Scrub Oak, near Konvil, 11, J‘*
Dear Sir:-
I am in receipt of your letter of 10th instant and
have noted contonta of name. You tad bettor order more drill
rod, as 1 want a 300 ft* hole.
With reference to the tract of Magnetic Ore ntoioh can be
leaned or purchwed, please give ad the addrena of the party
controlling aan&.
Youi*3 truly,.-. A
Aug. 19, 3390
Sonuol Insull, 13aq,t
hoo, 10 & la Broad stvaot.
Now York City*
Dear. Sir:-
I beg to confirm the following telephone meaBocea
oant you from this office to-day, and your reply to same:
■Upton aakn ua this morning to /onder a bill against the
Lamp Woric3 for $1,000 royalty whioh ho paid, 1 thought
you wera arranging thio matter differently. Please re¬
ply. A. 0. Tate."
*1 find Upton did not explain properly what Iw wanted.
He aako for a bill, not for royalty, but for current
experimental expanse to cover the $1,000 payment. A1* 0. y»*
■YOu must not render the Letup Works any bill for royalties
Sari’!* Inauil . *
Vo tire very /?L ,
' '
Cejme H. Lippinoott, Baq., ipres’t.,
larth American Phonograph Company,
ICO Broadway, How York City,
Augi, 19, 3B90,
My dear Sir:-
• 1 sont you t o-dny a lottor from Mr. Upton in regard
to tho phonographs which ho is using in his office in Hewark, In
your lottor of July 24th yo*l sent mo copies ol‘ 3oma matter which
had been issued by your Company in regard to operating the phono-
grophW This io very inoottiplete, and in addition to that, tho
style in which it io got tort up io very poor. I enclose herewith
•a book of inst motions that) is issued by the Remington Typo-writer
people'. You ought to provide something of the same nature . for the
phonograph.
Yours very truly,
Aug. 19, 1390
Edition Phonograph Worko,
0 r a n g a , N. OV
Dear Sirs:-
Mr. Edison desires to present a phonograph to Prof,
Helmholtz, Pic at, a have prepared one of the latest typo battery
machines, with a supply of 50 blanks. I wiit have a battery sent
from Silver Lake to accompany this shipment when it is ready.
Aloo have a name plate engraved like this:
*T0 HEIMHOIiTZ FROM IJDISOU. <*
Yours very truly.
Private Secretary,
P, S, Please advise mo whBn the machine is ready for shipment.
August 20, .1890
Alex', Elliott, Jr,, Esq>,
Paterson, N« Ji,
Dear Sirj-
X beg to confirm the following telegram sent you to-day
by Ur!,. Edison, in reply to your telephone message of even data?
"Don’t tako tin Brown lease for anything loss than
tronty yoars* Edison’*"
Yours truly, ,,
Private Secretary,
An s* ZOf 94
W* SV Mallory,
K’o'» 7 Vo at. Krt<v)olpJi ,Tf»f
C !i i o a g o ^ UlnW
Boor Sir:-
I bog to confirm tlw following toldgron cent yon by
UrV Edison lath instant in reply to your lottor of lath instant:
•My fcnpreacion in that wo should not take in any out¬
siders but socure uuoh proparty an wo want and have-
our ann Brennan design a now mill coating say sevonty-
ravo thousand dollars, and provida money our salvo 3, i
will try and cane out soon!. If you tako in outsiders
I on sura you will regret it in timo. T* AW Edison, *
Yours truly.
WiVato flooretary.
M*V VP*. S, Mallory,
#/ Woot Randolph Street, .
Chicago, Ilia,
Aug# 20, 1890
Dear Sir:-
I bag, to confirm tl» following telegram sent to you
thia morning at fiumbolt, Michigan, by Mr* Edison, in- reply to
yom-.j of 19th instant:
•Perhaps 1 can got some one 1m re to go in* Write
iruj wlat Akron friends will off or to a now party.
Edison* »
Yours very truly.
Private Secretary,
Fwuioia R*, Upton, Iinq„
Edison Lamp Company,-
Harrison, M, j.
AUfS* 20, 1890,.
• I W to confirm tha following moB«e* telephoned
you from this Office this morning:
«Mr, Edison lava written you two letters and says he
A, M wt. no reply, mnt,
Yours t suly,
Private Secretary*
-Ay.:;. 2i«t> «»<
ultf. 1 bon to
fotly with
1 n t.-at j.'ionav
:y onthtusiaoro
Seo’y* N» S, i: P«» Concentrating 'tforka,
3.0 & 3. ft Broad St*, He» York.
Dear Sir***
I have you? luttor of 20th instant in regard to the
order ibr 12 Bolt Iron Oro Separators. Jf you will haw Mr*
Livor eord an or dor to ths Kdiiaon Phonograph Works covering tho
nnehinoB rasutionod above, 1 will upon its rue dipt have caneolled
«mu returned to you tin order issued to the Laboratory*
Yours t ruly.
Private Secretary.
Aug, 21, 3090
Sasniol Inaull, Esq,,
16 & 18 Broad St,,
Now York.
Dear Sir:-
I bog to confirm the following tolophono cmiaages
received to-dny frctn your office and aant from tj» Laboratory:
'Ur. Tolcott, Enginoor of the North Am. Co., who woa to -
havo soon Ur, Edioon yesterday, is going out on th# 11 :
10 .train with an introduction fran Ur. Henderson. Pleaao
3oe tint lie goto at Mr, Edison*. SAMUEL INSULti. »
HEPLY, "Ur, Tolcott has seen Ur. Edison. TATE.*
“Hoplying to your inqui ry whether wo have any models of
Sprague truok3 at Sohonoctady, would say wo haw none.
INSULL. •
Your a truly,
• A. Stern, Eaq.,
R°°m G2, Bullitt Builainc,
Philadelphia, pa.
■Boar Mr, Stern,-
I tavo yoor lou.r or 13th inirtm,t
hi0h TO aro intereeted. i notft +
you sf'v n Km,* i • ■ • note what
it : - *'”» - *• .»« „ow
they tavt «„My ntwua t<| ^ •
peso of ray interest in them.
Ycnvn vary truly.
Aug. 21, 3390
E‘* P, Matthewo, Eoq.,
#23’'. South Fourth St.,
Philadelphia, Pa,
Dear Sir:-
Replying to you,- I. Ho,, of 12th luotant uddroocad to
Mr. Wloon, i„ union you roouoot sono inforontion oonoominB
Blootrio P,„. uouU 3ay tlBt it „ !atm.bu to rao ^ Snsim<lascoiii
l%ht currant to opernt, the coco. You could hate you,- motor
round for 0 UO vclt circuit, hut thia mi** onto it too ho.vy to
how i„ the hand. Jt «*,« ba better to iutnadu.o reoiotonc.
in thj form of lamps or wire,
Your a truly,
Privato Secretary.
Auc» 21 i 1390
Maury,
How York lla raid.
How York City*
Dear Sir:-
Mr, Ediaon has asked iiia to 1‘orsvanl to you tha
oncloaed mwiorandam M promised to send to you hlion yax
wro at tho laboratory yesterday'*
Yours truly,
Private Secretary* -
. Aug, 21, 1890
Aa tha violent storma and movements in t,J}3 aun produce
diatTirbancog of tha earth’s mgnotasm which are recorded on the
Magnetometer at Raw, England, it occurred to me that the strength
of the disturbance on our planot could bo increased enormously by
utilizing a vein of magnet io iron ore, and running around the
body of ora several miles of .wire, foiming an inductive circuit,
in which powerful eleotrio currents would be thrown into the cir¬
cuit by any disturbance of the earth’s magnetism. By the use of
recording instruments every olange could be recorded and by the
use of the telephone .all sounds produeod on the sun would be hoard
on our planet through the telephone.
At Ogden, Hew Jersey, there is a body of ore one mile long
nta t&ikvs nearly perpend inula r and oxt ending down into the bowels
of tho ynrth 1 9 grfcAt but Unknown depth, containing several hundred
.million -tons of myghetio isjit&riai* telegraph poles are being
-erected on each side of the oth body and parallel with it; an in¬
sulated -.Tire is coiled no i«? Up'oak. several times around the area
where th.; .n^g-netifl lau*b leaff ibo rtrA body and extend into space;
the two ends will ) ya iHio t.'wfe dh&arvation Station,
Aug. 22, 90,
Edicon Phonograph Works,
Orange, 11, J,
year Siro:-
Iha following is copy of a telegram dated 21at iiwt.,
received this norning from Win. li. Regan, Manager of tl;o' Industrial
Exposition, Minhfca polls, • Minn, :
• ’Mr. Wangsnann find3 no rubber shell with phonograph.
Plftaao forward fifteen immediately. Wire answer.
Wta. U« Regan. 0
We lave not suit any reply to the above.
Youro truly,
E <1 i a o n i t» b '.'/*$ t- o"r y
By
Private Seorotarj*
Aug, 22, 90,
Philip £W Pyar, Kon.,
Antwerp* B*l£iunu
My dear Pyor»-
f*r, Reason los'i/id conn correspondence with Oir
Jolai Porulor in to 'Ms* lighting of certain diotrieta in
Loudon by tbo tlatwpolHatJ Electrical Supply Co*, in which Sir
John in interested. bfc received fsfom London data, maps etc.,
rhioh, however, wan not oatiai'actory to Mr. Edition, who suggoa-
tad that wo aand over to London on Expert, who eoald get nnaia-
tanta tiwre, to canvuou the whole district anil oolloot the K*tos-
oary data in tho regular way and lay out a general eoSsemo of
lighting the district in a proper and permanent minor. To thin
proposition Mr. Kdlwn'laxs received no reply* and ha would like
you txi call u?on Si* John PanM* at your oorllest convenience and
talk ttw rnttw over with him. It would take fiyo «m about tin
we»Mi to *ale d tlwoi^h find complete convana of. tl» district to
be Mfjitotf* Vow c«i tall Si* John «»* Our latest pi«*o ptmit us
t>* l!0*i astfcrco, aqmf* fwm <MW “tai -oh*
Ur» XdL.titoir hyd intend^ t» «!»««»« *«** Subject *tth JfWk
wirln yea *i»»* jv*f He*? lutt' M itt
-2~ 4 HE# ft&t ^90
,3* Mr, saiaon promptly of {im pssalt of ycmr
iU* .Tfti'ji fflrdsr.
Ym»j>n vory truly t
Private Seeretary<
Aug* 22, 10 sp
Mensr.r, »yoi- * Seely,
Roll St root, wow York,
Item* Sira:-
I bo,;,- to ao.snowlodno the reoeijtt, af youP lett.ot. of
WU. te.UM, notiiym* „ Hut you tavo o.ournd lh> >lv>w
Of *r. UW.' ®U*lm So. ass, ou Intnn.hane.nhio lmp
““*• “4““ am-"° >»*• t!» final n. paid on thin
at cun. no tint «».»«»« ney u innnod uithout dolay.
Vtm-s truly.
Private Soordtnry,
HtVJV hx Uotte Korean,
P* 0» Box 73<3, lUntu
Ala'.
tear s’ir:-
Your la ttor of 12th instant addreased to the Edison
Reduction tfartw Co. haa boon received by Ur, Bdiuon, In reply
t»nld oay that wo have no Roduotion Works aa yot at Charlotte.
Thors in not sufficient oro in aicht there to warrant the erection
of a mill. Wo do not aoll tha Oro Millinc proceaa, but work it
oarac-Ivaa'*
Youru truly,
Private Secretary*
AMs* as, jsflo
Edison Phonograph Works,
0 M n i; o , II. J.
Bom* Sira;-
Roforrihg to ti.o loiter and ordor for throe Mickcl-
in-Slot phonographs frem tho Edison United Phonograph Co.* sent
yon KDth instant, ploaoe suspend action on tills ordor for tl»
proGont', Arrajifjomantn arc boing rad a with tho Unitod Co. in
regard to tho Miokal-in-Slot business, and until tloy are complotod
it 'dll by v,«ll to hold tin ordor raforrod to*
Your a tiuly(
August 22,1890
Krtiaon Phonograph Toy Mfg, Co,,
■ Mo, 90 Milk St root,
Boston, Maas'*
Doar 3irs:«
I bog to acknowlodgo receipt of your letter of yester¬
day’s Onto, outlining a proposition of Mr, C* P, P, Joyce in ro-
gard to the sale of dolls in Prance, through the ‘Bon Mar o he, *
tin "Louvro* and the "Printerapiu"
If wo wore in a position to coiwwence thJ manufacture of dells
in quantities, there would, of course, ho no trouble in turning juut
the numbers named in your oommunication, but you mast without doubt
be aware that the tools for making tin new movement have not yet
been ordered and cannot be until a settlement has been tad be¬
tween yourselves anti tin Edison Phonograph Works of the questions
now pending regarding payment for tools abandoned, material scrap¬
ped and other matters, as pointed out to you in tny report on manu¬
facture1, It will tako at least two months tomato t ho tools for
the new model, and another month to work up to a steady product;
or, in othsr words, tho Phonograph Works oould cosinonce delivering
movements to you in throe months after placing tlieir orders for •
P* #. Mfg. Co'« ^
August 22, 1890
“WOlel t“1“’ ,’ro'“il* - «-“>««* etoiu in
obtaining tie latter. Wo aro . -
»oot tovo thooo „att„ra
Adjusted tov tl JO (to or! *y f*
8 of ^ .on.era.a. pl«»a tte
" 6<,t0™ W in «» "»« ■«•«* t. atovo, „ „
miU"° '* *•« « deal ratio to „*ei
1 W°"tM *tet “ *“*» — - ™»«»«a at to t.PaWy
°" W°'~ aim for Mrt of
pivpoi* appliances'.
Your a very truly,
»’.s*l Insull, Esq*r
HobV 1*> & IS Broad Stroot,
iiew York- City*
2c:U’ S3 s*5~
Mr*. H* t* Auchi»cloas> one of the atyekholdfira of t}io
Edison Ph(mo#rq>h Works , has aekoc'l mo for information in .reenra
to tl;o state of affairs in that company. V/liat ho rants is a copy
of our BaXmo.s Shtot» which shows tho losses. I havo not fait at
liberty to ijiva hi& this without your approvals
. -
Socrotary.
Mr. Philip S. Eyor,
A n t w o
p , • Bolcixwii
Roar Sir:-
I on clone horowith statement allowing the nuoynt «f
minimum royalty ($1,000) duo ttesar'a Lalr.nd* and oteporon, aa Crro-
vidod for in contract between Mooaro. Edison, JnXtttAe and Chaperon
dated 24th 'day of August, 1389,- at tv/o thousand per year
payable half yearly in edvando.
Please fce kind enough to pay this Royalty to Uouora. lalando
and Chaperon* *tfl draw on Mr. Edison for the amount of .same either
direct or through tin Edison Lamp Company.
Yours truly.
Private aeototeryo.
August 25, 1890!.
Sranuel Instill, Esq.,
#16 & 18 Broad Stroet,
How York'.
Dear SirJ-
Tho Edison United Phonograph Company sent ua an order
some days ago for three Niokel-in-Slot machines, one to be de-
livered in tho Hillo Building, and the other two to be subject to
the order of Hr. Moriarty, who I believe desires to take them
across tl» water. Ono of these maohinos lias been sent to tho
Mills Building, but I have instructod the factory to hold tho
other tY.o, for tho reason that I boliovo tho typo of Hiokel-in-
Slot machines v/liioh is boing made by tho Phonograph Works now is
not tho same a3 we will supply tho Edison United Phono'. Co'« with
should wo conraoneo filling orders on their account. If you have
any instructions to give tlio vorke in this oonrtootion, will you
kindly write than diroot.
Your3 truly,
Secretary.
Augo 26, 90
Edison Phonograph Works,
Orange, N. j.
Dear Sii’3:-
fi’om Mr. livo^/in^orard^tn71^!001^ °r lottor received by n»
chines. ’ n 10GdId t0 ord01’ 12 Belt Separating m!£
Yours truly,
’*06g^-
Private Socrotary,
J.
*Vt* f * y
Copy,
hew York August 23, i'3j)0!»
A. 0. Tate, Private Secretary, ‘
Edison Laboratory,
Orange, H, j.
hoar Sir:-
I "Ml*.. l.or8«th a, oraerto «» Phopo^p,, ¥o,k,
12 B.M •.P.n.tin, Machine Mu WbU, s„ aat thoy
«» wtl« „ ,o <Miw etc. p-opti,, „„„ „„ „Mh olalat
Yours t ruly,
(Signed ) H. M. I.ivo*, .
fien’l. Manager o
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Sanuo.t Inuull, Esq.,
10 & 18 Broad St.,
Hew York City.
Dear Sir:-
AuS, 27, 1390,
Uitli roloronee to tiio cwuting of the Association of
Edition Illuminating Companies to bo hold in -Mimaapolis .next -month,
Do you know what Mr, Edison's intentions aro in ro^jird to this?
1 lave a lot tor from Mr, Jenka, asking if M«. Edison intends to
bo present, in. whioh case it would bo desirable to arrange for
aocomnodation in tl» Special Oar which it is intended to secure.
I aosuma t>at if Mr, Edison goes to Minneapolis you will accompany
him, and you will doubtless arrange for tlie necessary accomno-
dations.
Yours very truly.
Private Secretary-.
August 27,90
13oa»* Mr# Ediaon,-
I an close herewith copioa or some letters
v/hioh l'aw toon reccivod hero since your departure.
Yours very truly.,
Chcraas AW Edison,
Dover, N, J. Aug. 22, 15-90,.
k
fer
Thoinaa A', Ediuon
Dear Sir}
I would like to i.-aot .you at your
oarliont convenience . if you win name t too and rlaea to tm ovei
the Ogden !>t»f»rty matter. l expect to bo in Now York on WoUnec
day next. If you ahuuM be in t)« City on that day and could
you spare time, 1 hm an engagement af. the cy fc, Road Go’s
omco at cloven o'cleei; that day
Youra
(Signed )
0150R03 Ricwvaas,
Korivil, H, (Tt, Aur.
MOCh
T}vrtijSi» A# aaioon, Kcq « , President,
‘bonr /3ir:-
Ti.e tract of .lam1 o on-
taini.iRimj5n3f.ic iron oro that I apo.’w of in my 1 last letter to you
in located in tho vicinity of Lebanon, N,. S., on tho Q, ft, 0f
!l0sv ^P£*fty» *«»• W»to House, Tho partioa to address c once mine it
ia 0# S# KolTpmn, Coal Apent, •Bteaorvillo, 11. a, yh 0 tract .has
boon wilted formerly by i ./# fhotr;uaeu of Cataanqua, -?tt,
Tivari) ii: also another tract within lb-re 0 tsilos .of tho' same
rlaco, ant! ;o wiwd by C„ X* IW59; TJhite Souse, ft, .3,, o» .the
iJiijr.e h, R# He wial»o to either sell or It seems tlw tract
l'Ma town fo men'ly wrJcod Then i.w.n. wan in brisk demand, but lately
tin tracts ham not beon.wkcd, If I understand tlio locality
ric.ht it i.i in the same line or strata of the faijuxus Jiin!:oy Mill
iij.ino, but 10 milos further East. Tl» 'Turkey Fill mts -worked for a
Ions tuna by Pardee & Co. or the beh.i.{;h Iron -Co..
Yours
. (Signed ) P. F, CIKEA.
Ft Si Mi'# Hoffman offeree* to fetch bob?;.' In 3 of ore* I told him
hot to bother about it as -■ lift nasnploa would not amount to a
pitierh' of snuff » no hhy souia pick up samples any-
wiV»’*-- eft* would net fbs mit* out average..
6»]Lir.jwy, h„
P# Auf;i4a* JS9Q
Mr« Ihoparj Mtiicon.,,
Ky tlttar sir,-
itino" aituatod in south Owo^ina at
ThlK *oU »*> is second. only to
WnWt youiis,* to invest ic.nto i *?
I «n.'i control iho *»ott
•J:iO„Ot5o for a short turn,
"Wa? f!<v3.12o>» and "The Browor,-«
■Vory truly .-jiKi *»re&isr.Uy>
C»Jicnaa J
»» Arsndolli
Copy*
Akron, Ohio* Au/j» 23, 1890;,
3>om* Hrotla^,-
on,- t„i„ wnM , } imV0 toun rocoivi«!I Walter aovaral loUara -
ano telegrams lately, which indicate that yon am not X5K!
nbly inclined towards tin scheme* which w arc vlxmiZZrhlnZ 1
l Z E* t hUBinoao* H«r, 1 write youkS S tS . *
li?? ?^!f^iln£JtaLal?'°n tW# buaino'33* -It loan boon' aon»ihinr
+,"! andil hllf oinoe wo started in on the name, and aa '«« ’
bZ at.,ro.‘UV3 tw*& tlc in good working order.,
* iei9ta"s^ * *"m 09 H 0an b0 fw 3howinG woolto,'-'
L^hvu I* buAinaoa *™hod and 3 l«**c0 Plant put np
S 1 i, laV °f tta'nxn,{ °:,t ^ *"?*•*■. and -rin brine
But, it(», tua quest ion arisen, i..
ii>V5 up thin larger plant, Personally
tb adYtjn <s.i i ■ - ■
ahall wo
3 not
"ranee ;lhr .pat-
<ltxito fiood si’h4:-e
V l) ' , y: 1 « naturally inclined ,to
~\i” r:2'«"/'hR‘' *! iati bMt «Wl*o « largo oiaofc uoupgu
!v 2 " ^t3-,4i "Vital aumoirnft to put ttj> l imt plant? -v
V M r-^mbu % ran* bonus for «» work
: Uaapeuay,
. . — - - ----- plant, ana
f} , .,. ®ohua for tlw work we tavo ali-)aa,v dona in
, ■l>'' '''“ X0‘’''. ‘-'!0 »«•*•■, 1 aw nut. at nil vwte.fcpR.iflK-
ontwnt to see it pushed with oil v/iapas-
rj ,iww I think the inusinooa ia now in. such
:1'2* ihf °.r^t"iS5t*I'0M «• 3 UTfio «CBP»*V» iTihn
. o.'.nea.:. Rttd. «J«e ft sueeeaa of it for ua -ulli raa
«Mly* tojj already have dirt tea i*o» cur *«m
T«r.r2 004 tlwreforo it wail be mmo** *o
o-r r,«»‘rt--fSWU in'’’ w!iyv ***° will asatsM tin ros^oasrtf afctin a '
*'■**£ rv b$9om&i$ O^eral • Sirpe rintend-su*. of the '4s»ime?s«
nilsrsija^ a? position, and yax win n.»t consiewr
pay
Wal.
•n^i; -"■■■■ h'js-
eiblsti * bat
will <ji3w* tip-
that .1 am a boar sm am tryine to Oiucoura^o t.ho >u.st»sa a,
WxBlnnn to be -kindly remembered to Sins, Motter and t
iajnA.iy , i an.
tin
Yoftra truly,
(3 iff nod ) IRA V. MS3UWSP*; secretary*
f
Paterson, N, J, August 23, 1390,
Ur, Thomas A, Edison,
Doa\* Sir:-
l cloaca nnot.her of the Kinoaicl
leasee yesterday, end lwva partially uereod with Kimble at Homburgh
°n ,5i8 c*’°up of I 2iavo teen making fiml arrange¬
ments for closing t}» 'Wisnor' Contonnial loaao, and have agreed
upon nil the points excepting tho three months release clausa; that
to be tie only hitch and I nor.it i'
; unices that clause sy&a granted .tin
•y refused to accept tho
r,nci ho hau taken tho
; re to-momiT whether or not
w.t..Ll grant n» tint clause, 1 think however that .1
Tte tax matter interfered somewhat with my work this > week, bi
I acc no reason v.hy I .should not close the "Vtisnorf and tho How
Jersey iron Mining Co., 'leases on Scrub Oaks during tho coming
■stook, A.iso one more of the Kincaid! leases. I called upon tho
Brown heirs at Stockholm yesterday and saw all but one., which ono
aecma to bo considerable of an "obstructionist, « but I think I can
bring him around during tlso coming weok. I have just written him. '
1 have on appo intmont on Monday next with Stevons and tin others
South fti' Stanhope and cannot therefore moot you on that day but
** ** y«u later. If all these leases are to bo sent to
! fyfap ftMwt'.Hiaa nwoh delay will bo caused. Please J
! a« t-b’iv, f ho «V *$ ir.portant t» close thorn when tMj m
34
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terms are agreed upon and without Giving thom too ranch time for
reflection*
I have agi-ood upon an option with Mr, Kimble for a group of
leas or. (15 in all) for a total. of $4,000, $1,000 for one group of
41 §1,000 for anotlmr croup of 4, and $2,000 for a group of 7 or
any of tin three groups wo may select* Ho lias agreed to sign an
option in which wo are to have si v. months for mo to .examine tl»
leases which are on record, also examine' any or all of the nrv for¬
ties, It being optional with us whether wo taka any or all of them
but whatever we take will bo at the above fi euros* This option
’•■111 bo signed boftfre the examination is undo oithor of title or
mineral* To-day 1 tried to got the II, J, Iron Mining Co., to re¬
duce phvckuio price from $55,000 to $15,000 or §20,000.. They
refused to make any reduction, I therefore have concluded to
prepare the leases embracing tin iiurchaae clause, eo that it will
be strictly optional with ua whether we toko advantage of it or
not in the next throe years'. I have been tin owners of Hoff mine.
Ho says Mr. Richards lias nothing to do with it, I have offered
the ownor 25 cents por ton for vein and 5 cents for wall matter
$500 minimum after first year* h'o will write uo Monday whether he
will accept my toras or not. Ho would rather lease on concen¬
trated product,- but I think ho will accept my toms bn vein and
wall matter.
Very truly yours,
(Signed) Alox* Elliott, Jr.
Copy,
Hew York August 22nd, 1300.
Thomas A. Edison, Esq. ,
Doan Sir:-
I sond undor a not hoi* oovor
noticoii or tho mooting of the Association at Minneapolis. Wo
have boon assured that, if possible you would accompany tho ' party,
aid it iu certain that this announcome nt will oxoroiso a great in¬
fluence tov.nnl making this ono of our boat Conventions*
It is difficult to express tiic importance which attached to
tJw prooor.oa of Mr* Konnolly at tin Niagara Falla mooting last
year1* ilia paper on tho "Heating of Elootrio Conductors" was pon-
iiapa tte moot throughly praotioal feature of tin discussions, and
was rendered vastly more forcible by his pcrso.nal mgnotism and
the forco of his diroot address. If not inoon3iotont with your
other plans it would certainly be of great valuo to ism him go to
Minneapolis this year and present something to tho Convontion frem
tlrs fund of information from which ho always draws ao eloarly aud
happily. If this is impossible, I hope it may not bo out of tho
question for him to writo a paper* and I think if you will in¬
struct him to do so wo a lull profit very muoh by it.
If you will direct him to reply in accordance with' your
wishes and plans, it will assist roe very muoh in making up tho
programs of tin session.
Yours vary truly.
(Signed) W. J. J e n k 4 t
Secretary.
Aug. 28, 1890
V/iUiaui Holaor, Eat].,
Menlo P a r i
My doar Sir:- .
i r
that yen left a; 1 p-,
bean suddenly ca.Vie
bo done1 in :
mediately jjj oii ..
eounuhicato vu . .
i'jrcnco to the sample of wire
. las-, weak, tliat Mr. Edison has
}icha>vet;;dy» Of o our so nothing can
'"’•r0 dui’-'-ne his absence. Im-
Ul 3l,bm‘14 tll’> staple to him and
Private Soorotary.
357
Doar Sirj-
M)’« Ediaess >i4ij nsfc«d HP to tlumfc you for your .lot tor -of
14th instant, enclosing lottar from Li Chin© Mai, san of Li Hung
Chang, tlie Vicoroy of Chihli, in which to noknavrl edgeo receipt of
phonograph presented to hia fati.or through tho medium of your
firm by Mr, Edison. Tho latter is vary glad to loarn that the
Viceroy is au nnch pleased with the phonograph, and hopes that it
will' be a cuntiicusl, so re e of pleasure to him* Mrt. jSfiinon notes
J.i Ching Stax's suggest ion that he take a vacation ac-sd vL«:it China,
and is ranch obliged to him for his proffered welcome* So wvgrots,,
however, ttat it is impracticable for him to undertake sue ft a .trip
at prosent , Kiu ov.par imontal v/ork being so important as to command
his presence at tho laboratory,
• Yours very truly.
Augs at 27, 1390.
X 4s»vc letter of t,Oth inatant* At ' V.o
present tinw ray oxpe&aoninl mrk koapa mo ao .busily vcdn>iV«i
it is impoaaiblo Tor nv to yxve any attention to you;' .rotter* I
am oneneod on a lino of experiment 8 for the Ediuon .General <3166-
trio Company, wliich experiment's have to bo carried tkrw.qsh vary
quickly, and they arc bo important tba-t tiioy .requiro all my vciii- -
vided attention. Wltsn you raccive this lot tar vi±i be in
Sohenectady, N. Y,, prosecuting aomo work there, in conncotxaa with
tin above. Regretting that it is imprac tieable for no to cmply
with yotu* vnahvu
truly
An'};, ^7,’ tisbo*'
Ifccj lev '
y*\\r letter of 7th '-.i.-ftai;!. au'Oroaood to
in wa’;; .; t?«jca\ ivcorus on tbo j'.hbYiOgraphf in ordoi* to
a'ta’n tli* boat remits, it it. vary #8*vwsJ*y that to:- phcuiocTsph
it noli ithonld Vo :ri Hie best possible oraoe, I am sending yon -
lia-rawth a copy nf <n>> Ihepootor’a Handbook,' in which' you trill '.
ixm stated a anwber oi\ib» 'cUranenmonta liable to occur in tho
instnacrnt, together with- a niaaW of- th«!- probable' c'auaos and
(.hoi " rerud-us, 1?kqj> tasking re c o yds bo aura tint your phono(*K'4>li
is well oils d, end that tho apoed -of tho .shaft holding tl*e cylin-
dor in ItO nvolnt tons par minuto, i also enclose Jwraw>tlj a
couple of rough diagram., on one of which arc indicated tho rela¬
tive pom-toons of fnunel and piano when making piano records, and
tte other chons the ilimsneiona of tha funnels which wo uao how*.
*iou em paffi <»f the mulls ftbta'.hod from these- latter by tho
mroieal rvcar&it wJiIMj Mr, Million *<;nt to yen with tha phbnograph,
08**“ <JottB«l8 ftr* wade of hfta7y tin,
Vtnh^ Very tnuy,
Private Soo'y,
Jlomi Cohoimrofch von Helmholtz,
Aug!, ,27, if? 90
Clmnot tenbwg, u-iur Berlin,
Vy dtiar Ciw-
Mi*» Ratoon delayed the nokrowlBclconiniit ov your
very into resting .tetter in regard to the fhonoBraph under rlatv
January 2nd Inet. (inrt which yaj did not rorwy*d until Haven iatn),
i«r tl» reason Vat . to. 'has been aval tine the completion of j* .no-.?
machine in irh:oh 4s embodied nil the latent improve uontu ♦ }lo
oxpoeto to Inyo this instnwioijt wady .ift «». oouroo of a week' or
two, and. toed lately it is cofciplotod, ha will forward, tin nrwsii to
Chariot* enfcare for *°m* aceoptonoo. You will be' notified -in, doe
eo!»rso.ef the noma of the steamer carrying the inatruoant*
Vntnra vary truly,
PvXvatio Seam ary* j
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Deal* Mr#'. JJilioon,-
I on clou a l;or
thin no mi tv; iVom Hntori & i/wiit
non auitj also copy oi" lot. tor ro
with o ooy • oi" a letter received
ii rcs^ara 1,0 -tho (M il iland-Tomlii
leivod from Mr.. Li vo:*..
Thomas A# 33d.ii
Swnuel Insull, Esq.,
& 18 Broad St., Mow York.
Boar 3 Jr{-
AU Mr. Edition's experiment* on Electric Railway work
were billed Jf.aimt Men ore'. saloon and Villard. Should these bo
trana To ived to the account of the Ediaon Gen'l. Company, or .
ohoulri I hold them in tho prooont account until tho Laboratory
contract is oxeented?
Yours truly,
Private Secret)
ED1SGH
oBCMio". to :;hut
tho brie'
ctono
Jiuioy
trill watclv t;
J, August B9th, IS 9'
Konvil, H.
«r* JPhoj^io A* Kdi r«r,,
Hoar Sir:
To-day I ship you to the Lai
at Gi*s',KO»'by express, Coro Box containing 40 ft, of coro, and
also in aaparnto 10ft. p-ichaj u. tJ e bori ngu of .'50 -ft from 130 :
to 100 ft,, which the hole now is, 100 it. It lav;, boon very hai
for the last 40 ft, which you will sue by the cove.. Scarcely t
to boro 4 ft, por day, I hive ionr «on .laborers _b a? idee tj.o dx
owe! two of than place for drift hole i!o, I- and the dtl
mvkiric on the cut aero as the kala hill, Tho striping is vary
deep; in my 'next I will give you the correct raasuranent., and a
tin moaouroment from the surface to roch at Ho. 2 hole.. If the i
coro boxes could bo undo say tw f.jxt .longer it would save ex¬
press ago, as tlo ono box would hold coro and borings.
R» J?» Gildea.
COPY.
Hoff York, August fi5»» 1390.
Thomas A'. Edison, Esq.,
• Omni *, M. .T.
My £«*«• M/. tfdioon,-
With rescue t to \'.\c? cas-.: !■;■'»• »t -.h .ah,
you tvo..U?ct m describe tho svcc o inotnnoss u-
aluminium chloride, the patont oi keo, tgnoiu; otji.sr ot •«
nukes tin polio, vine on- '
"This olairn is i’urtiar m'jv oviji ft:; ino; or-.t :V« :.r.nco
nlnminiwm. chloride is a non-conluotor «>i* wl. -v.o 5-. •-
(Sso Chomikor Zoitnng 1887 page ?>t) _ An.-, r— j„
the apparatus uhotm, tl» chiorino lib.Mv.i-t .••W'V’aikn:
with tha aluminium act free at tft« . eathoae ;.n« r.>- ' -.Tr.
aluminium chloride (3eo British Patent 7,-V.r-, .rij.-i ,
1335 J"
How do ad tills objootion strike you?
Yours vary truly.
{Signed )
-Packard H. Dyer,
Sonuol InaulX, JJaq.,
lo & IS Broacl St
ikel-in-Siot* uaehj
to accommodate :
:i:ino hundred ampere hour coll
Tlw Now York Phonograph Company ia havij^-'an inmenso amount of
trouble with tm @to rat
■os svivi ch they are now uf.;i
there 13 no doubt about it Ur.it ul'
absolutely to uao our collar Vo ;
1 for toot. Ho tod it rtntni
w-vtoly thcr vri.il be 1 compel
1 phonograph for a v/h
but for the loat five days the teat laa been discontinued, buoa .
Vr. Haines says ho luo no phonograph to run; aitd nothin'- thstan i.r
Win fact thn;! i» 13 holding forty •Wiekol-in-Slot* machines for
Hw reason thu In cannot supply them with- battery, he alloy® th
teat to t>j JW/Uooted.
Wo are to a certain oxtent handicapped an the first loi
of "HioVoi;* -tt-Slot* me bins s that were turned out, because wo.
cannot r,fpv iy t inm with the lirffoat type of battery,
^ Jtti0 making a noi cell wlii cii will run tin phonograph
August; ity, 00 1
uhuut a thousand. hou m, and which will bn just tho thing. ta use
in Qvimcction with the no <ITieko i--:.»-Slot * machines. Tho jars in
t’uio battery will bo about 17 inches high and not moro than 12
inches vide* Tho Mickol-Slot cab'notu ocitld vary well bo made
large enough to accommodate four if those cells. 1 had. a talk
with Hr. Edison about, this matter, and ho promised that tho cabi-
nota l’or our ibt*o igx business would bn made sufficiently largo tf
take tliotir colls* 1 should very aueh like to ooo the cabins*
which .will bo used in our donee t ic bit sine ns dr/largod a 1 fr':
aa to udupt t).m to our battory*
I am gradually forcing all tlw Phonograph Companies into tho
use <tf our cdllu* TIkivj not tim Iciyit doubi in. tho world that
the Edison-I/alnnde cells arc essential so t)» success of tho phono
graph itmolf whew cnnmtl i* to bo on from a battery, and it
is only a quest ion of fanilari sing tho oonponios with tfJ8 merits
of our battory when they thesMMlvaa will recognize its vast super!
or;ty ovwr All others.
If tfcfi. ^icAe-l-ift-Sldt* cabinets arc not made to take those
l.ar&b oelluf it hot. only mdana iundi capping our business, but
tew & capping tho ■ *0i$kdl^i*v3.U>t* business* In "Niokol-Sloui vrork
ot>^ 'J^bgoat also ceils would i-ave a life of from four to eight
bdi^'ba# whirfis weald «sjan a reduction in optratitx? ex&onata.
lourc wy tiuly#
3953
Thdtwia A* KOlaon, Bjq.,
#dh<m<ytft.«kfyf k. y«
Aug, 30, 90
My dour Mr, Ecu non,-
I entloao herewith ooimiunioat ion received
to- day i'ivui Mr# Druxson, in regard to Ogdon#
I leave rocoivod some oocsfuni oat ions fi'om Mr* Bum, in regard
to ore properties which lw l«o examined, and an holding aamo until
you return'. Ho loan oont mo oxproos receipt fob four boxes of
samples weighing 570 lbo. win oh l;o hao forwarded, but they have
not yet come to hand.
Elan and Dorr, of the Charaioui Room, both leave permanently.
Elan I underatand goes to Heidelberg, nnu Dorr to some one of the
American Collogoa,
Youra very truly.
August 30,90
Mr. Kills cm
'Gird to Gilliland-Toml:
grant than the extern
Iso rotary*
aoptu Xp
R'» R. Bowkor, 1*»t yieo-Pros idont, ' • ” -
Edison nice trie Illtuninat U%^ Co, of How York,
How York City, . .
y-'or
: Mr* Ildiaon haa. received copy of letter* addressed to
1 1 by Mr* Thomas’. Hoe no, Jr,, datod /.ugtut 27, 1S90, da ya-
eai« to tl'A otowi nation which was made recently of tho «hl«noy at
39th St. Station, ond is pleased to loam that thaw arc no indi-
Catiea* of injury bcisv; dono to the brickwork by tho exhaust steam,
He ear j IXo rum time thore is an examination made to try the mor¬
tar with v mito and see if it :s hard.
Yours very truly.
Private Soc’y,
fidiaoa
lad bott>
ouy3
1 1 1 ;a patoni
trains by electricity to any purolmaor whom
be able to y'ocuro,
Yours truly,
Private Score
rocnwl
iumsa
’used a Irani
conduc-
'to! ainJea to bottom ami
Privato
Ooruii
uat c
Wednesday.
Privat 0 Sacratofyi*
S'* L o w i a , E3qV, Chairman,
American He caption Covan itt go Iron & Steel Institute,
#23 Park Place, Hew York City.
your letter of 28th ultimo in re card to meeting of the
British Iron and Steel Institute in Wow York cccmoncinc October
1st next* ins boon roccivod by Hr. Edison, and ho has askod-me to
inform you that licr will bo very pleased to have ouch .of tho mombars
visit his Laboratory as nay dosiro to, on the drsfco nontioned in
your lottor, Friday, Ootober 3rd. Mr. Edison is desirous of
entertaining to lunch such ol* tho members of tho British Iron and
Steel Institute as nay avail themsolvOs 'of thi3 invitation, and
about, how many persons will visit tlie Laborato:
late the noco3sary arrangements for
their accommodation.
Sopt. 2, 1390
Tho Btliaon Ora Milling Co., Limited,
16 & IP. Broad S t r o a t ,
How York City.
Pear 3ivaS-
I would oca-in call your attention to tl® billo
standing spinet your Company, amounting to $43,005.10, for
experimental performs'^ .by ms for your account. I wots
you .on this subject 19th i^uguat last, but iinvo received no ra-
opens si to my letter. 1 an vary anxious to love this matter
closed up and would ask you to be kind enough to inform me aa
to what- your intentions are regarding it.
City Hall Sqrnr
Phils d3 lr>h
V7!at
Will
County ora P1
1 Thursday of this week.
Private Secrota:
Go or go Richards, Esq'*,
Dover, H, J'.
Sept. 3, 3S90
Deal’ Sirj-
I lave considered tho oi'i’or you lave made of $100,000
for tlio whole property, or $75,000 for the property minus the
Pardee Shoot, and I have concluded not to accept!* My parties
icnov; nothing- of shoots and do not rant any lions or unknown future
complications which might seriously affect a future sale of the
property. 1 am willing to pay $75,000 for the whole tiling and
at that rate for a majority of the stock, and I am willing to be
bound to purchnn o the whole at the same price 30 the minority nay
be protected*
Yours truly,
#T>3 18ft) at
t
Doar Sir:-
tfr'«
|Jo -f •> on© or
vHro'. l'.he ljcliaon
in t.ha earth. way
contact v/itJi them j'
through a quarto r-b
heavy jjwnlatftonw !
it you 2 lava in<
CoinpaitiSo nhich ran
#19 Day Street,
1 liavo your letter of 4th instant in r>l£ard to the
engine at Ogden* Mr# Henderson is too b way to via i t the minew
If tin engine needo bracing, Win- don’t you brace it? there is
a Professional Indicator man somewhere on liberty Street,, ISevt
?ork, who j:e rhaps you could get to examine tin 0/igine« ' Ke is
located I think in the office of the AMIJRIOAN USCHAHKU
Yours very truly,
%m?A <*■«',
•J A
ufl
Sorauol Innull, Eeq',,
16 & 18 Broad Street,
Nov/ York City.
Septli' 4, 38 90..
Dear Sir:-
1 teg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter ,ef 3rd
instant , enclosing copy of loiter received by you from Daniel
Wold, Sec’y, of the Edison Phonograph Toy Mfgl, Co',, under date
29th of August. I will take up the waiver of 1‘oyalty matter at
•Y/ould you suns oot to Uiu Saloon 'tiiat KfcU Jrjrn* oi* vmoovor
lio ia sending to investigate tho iaen ores oi’-Baio «5t.
Paul and the Eastern Xovmsliip3, should ccmo first to Ot¬
tawa, which would really bn very little out of hi a war, oa
it is only three hours run from Montreal, ho mu Id
lr.vo to go in. any case 1 find on lra’tua* into
the subject- that mny important facta are -Given m detail
in reports which are now out of print dnd ft v/ovld take
more tiw than I oould Give to it to copy ftft* information
in full , If Mr* Bum came he re ho oould uato dovm -likely
looalitlP#, sod /actual specimens of the ore and obtain
nctfaadary K&ps and initowaatien as to best way «- ctuattsuWE
+.1* different points* Am eorty that ,% .was xutavni'dtiiity «i
taiwed f-’ort Ottawa when fco was eta M's wry hack itum tbo
gold no Ids and I unf ortunateiT hs-st hite *«i£ros*u
Mr. Perrier's add re ah is GooS.o$i call & JJsjJsvral iid>ry Suinoy,
Museum and Office, Sussex 'St., Ottawa.
Hw York City,
Sir:-
I think you had hotter- order a couple of new
tlio Boston portion for tho Ogdon mill, stay mate
u wi 11 send mo the exact longtis ,xti& width of «i?,o bo:
1 aan ox'dov n0'7 «»* tiu-ourfr tiw FJjonorrnpt'. HbrMfr
Joo£le Ho Lipji incott, Boy.,
■North American Phonograph Company
y.’hon Mr. Insull and myaafc called ur,.ut yyu aosty. Um,{
ago, in regard to waiving the royalties due by the Sitt^an Phone-
eral’h To>'’Ui’S« Co*» you stated that you would lil<p. to you?,
kwyer puss upon the natter before deciding in regard to j,u
Boot on Company hive written- us on this subject, and they are yt^y
anxious to receive tte necessary papers'. Mr, Ediaon m vd-OAsg
to waive his royalties, and if the North American Ccm;p^\y i<f -gi^,
ling to lore go theirs, tho documents could be • e^eott&A v
further dolay and forwarded to the Toy CotnpaXy. let m#
tear from you on this subject at your earlUtet bo nv carl ones, ana
Private Secretary.
Sept. 6, 90U
My clear Pardee, •
Y/e arc :in need of a Bookkeeper in the ofjioe of
the Edison IflanufaoturinE Company, Silver Lake, H. J., and if you
desire to take the position, you om have it. The compensation
shall ke sufficient to keep you, and your future advancement vri.ll
depend entirely upon yourself, if you accept the position I woulcj
like you to come on at once. Please advise of your decision-
imned'iafccily. If you come on, report tome at the Laboratory.
Private Secretary.
John B'« Pardee, Esq.,
Canada.
I'4 M. larohar, Esq'.,
#96 B r o.'n-d w ay,
How York City*
Dear Sir:-
Witli reference to your lettor of July 26th, would say
that Mr* Edison has experts out at the present time hunting for
mica* and he expects to find it. It is his intention to investi¬
gate the matter thoroughly. If Mr. Edison should fail to dis¬
cover what he want3 lie might then bo desirous of treating with you
in regard to the mica property mentioned in your latter under re¬
ply. He prefers hov/evor to await the result of his present in¬
vestigations'.
Yours very truly.
Prival
(rotary.
Sept-. 8, 90
Henry B. Aucliincloss , Esq.,-
.Luko Placid-, , t. Y«
My dear Sir!-
Roplying to your letter of 2nd instant-, would
say that I understood you wore to return home last woak« .1
have t'no Phonograph Works Reports and will be very -glad to show
than to you when you get back to Orange. At tho annual meeting
the only notion taken was to elect a Board oi' Directors. The
personnel of the Board is aa follows! T. A# Edison, R» L« Cutting-.,
S. Inaull, V;. Morton Grinno.ll ami Arthur Butler Twombly-, the two
last mined- being the representatives of the Graphophone interest..
Yam’s ve ry tinaly,
Secretary!,
&V,t i Hatnmen h no been idenXtfied (rjiftrife&Stean ffolric
tileJlcolTfo 'Hie peu>t eleven qeara, Jfefi«denTu»ocfian jx
tjprnij 6qx»£tfdu,uifi»'eh wao wW"
j]a {icto cctri/iScd ou-t-ovueccoofutpLH Mine oflflc PancfideCeet. ie
ftqSiti’n* I/n5fa(Patt’crU> coa.Tff y «nd m . -'.'e. u>
C orr.p^^^nei %nd*Tti*u*. lj*c» .
September' 99 90
The Royal Academy of Sciences,
DV- Oi Iiindhagen, .15s-’ », Terpotual Secret ary,
Stock h o 1 :a , Sweden.
Dear Sir:-
X ben to acknowledge with many thanks the receipt of
your estoomed favor under date July 1st, notifying; me of my
election, to foreign Membership in The Royal Academy of Sciences
of Stockholm, and enclosing Diploma to that effect.
I an very grateful to your Society for their kindness in
electing; mo to Membership and appreciate highly the honor con¬
ferred upon me thereby. This testimony of tUolr interest i-tt my
work gives me much pleasure and 3hall be remembered with grati¬
tude*-
Yours very Respectfully*
Leopold abjuioiimm, Iis<i»> President,
Tiio Oomuittee of the International Eleotr:io.al
Exhibition of 1891, Frankfurt-on-tha-Main.,
Germany'*
O a a r s i r
Your esteemed favor informing toe of my .elect
as nn Kjonorary Member of the- Ooraaittea of tha .Into niat.ional 321 a
trtcal Exhibition to bo hell in your City in the year 1891, wza
di\ly received but permitted to remain unanswered ovdas to any •
ab3en.ee from homo.
It gives me much pleasure to accept this election., vrhicli \
appreciate very highly, and I would ask you to kindly convey to
your associates my sincere thanks for their co-.VrtJ.ovs attdf.'n in
unanimously electing me to Honorary Membership on their Gownf-OV
With best wishes for the success of the Exhibition
I beg to retrain,
Soot, 9, 1390,
Franc in Watts, Brwj , ,
<Jovci%aftat Analyst,
Antigua, W. I’,
Dear Sir:-
1 bar; to acknOTletlf/a the - receipt of your esteemed
■or undor date ii*£h ultimo, addressed to Mr*. Buisoa, onelboins
article from the "ANTIGUA OBSERVER" relative to the treatment
fibr*» leaver by soaking in a solution of crude pot? ’oleum"
In reply Mr, Edison desires mo to inform you that the ouc-
siiil application of tfca process -has boon confined tiros Sxcf to
Pulpy Agave family of plants, in oe.moction wd’Kv v;Ai. cli it
ka absolutely perfect. Mr. Edison las doubts as to the auo-
oful application of the pioooaa to .pineapple leaflets*
Yours very truly,
Private Seci-etarv.
Edison Phonograph Works,
0 v a n g o , N« J’.
Sep't* 3, 1890,
Dear Sira:-
Mr, Edison liaa received a letter from your treasurer,
I3rV Samuel Inoull, in which he states that the North too ri can
Phonograph Company complains of your a on ding out 'linen' bolts on
the phonographs, which they claim are no good, Ih regard to this,
Mr,. Edison would like you to have Mr, Ballou test these bolts mid
report to him the result of sane.
Yours truly,
. Sept* 9,, IS 90;.
i>aav Mi s a Spalding, -
Your letter of iitli instant to ito* Edison
Jias been duly received*
12rV Edison Ins undo an entirely new doll. it is different
in every respect from the old one and vastly superior* At the
present time we arc arranging with the Boston Company for its
manufaeturo, and just as soon as the details are all settled thu
business will be pushed vigorously* Under th030 circumstances I
think tint you would be very foolish to soil your stock now. 1
would advise yon to hold it at least until such time as you can
dispose of it at a fair price* Wo have by no moans lost faith
in the business* On the contrary, we have groat confidence in
it and believe firmly in its ultimate success. Tho delays Which
lavo occurred were unfortunate, but. unavoidable, The' outlook is
now very promising, «.
Yours very truly,
Miss J*,T. Spaldihg,
Black Hock House,
Jfass*
Private
(U
1 Phonograph v/orks,
, KinCUy 3tnd t0 Ml'" v/™C»umn as aoon aa possible a
a largo package of cylinders, to be used by him in
'*** ,n‘**’*‘ convention. AMne.o ,llem M
A. '«*o. »,w> Bim,awll B,„oa,tlmi Wi30„ M,ibili
Wm' S”«™ * »* ■>/ e*P*a.e ana the bill
ohorna bo. a ™..W4» bin to thia bn.n.l, „r ^
m11 b° aai“S*M «" « *= *«» - to tbo t*i„e
sjUpetltpi of Jttxja
“ 10 Ce»i»y*ol«A Ottcw» Co. j^JV. Part
■Wftiwit fWtfto Pity pf Ojtta*a about twelve wUvdj
iota 1^,18,18,20,, 34, 35, 38, 37 find 28 SeeiW 'i»$a Twp
Daywoofl. County of $**t*s«. -Drov. Quebec about thirty-five
ftiioe 'Hortrt 6f Ottitrtrtu
taj). Dewy Co* Ottawa About twenty-five
rallaa' from -Ottawa* Tia C»p.R. A River Dellv.br
Letterbook, LB-044
This letterbook covers the period September-October 1890. Most of the
correspondence is by Edison and Alfred O. Tate. Many of the letters relate
to the manufacture and marketing of the phonograph and talking doll.
Included are numerous letters pertaining to the business of the Edison
Phonograph Works, the Edison Phonograph Toy Manufacturing Co., the
Ed^on United Phonograph Co., and the Automatic Phonograph Exhibition
Co. There are also documents relating to mining and ore milling, the design
of an alternating current multipolar dynamo, a new motor for use on electric
railways, and the presentation of phonographs to European heads of state
Beginning on page 247 is a four-page memorandum regarding the status of
approximately one hundred Edison patents. The front cover is labeled "1890
General Letter Book Indexed Sept 10, 1890-Oct 20, 1890." The book
contains 500 numbered pages and an index. Approximately 25 percent of the
book has been filmed.
'fiinjm S. JjowuL T5aq* , '
jlnciuatrial 'R>ipo<jitio.n, J5dir»o« Sxliibit.
Minneabolia, Minn,
5 beg to ooitfiivi the folio wine telegrams exchanged
ionnoy }iai
tjatteriooi
inaohina sot tip trait ing for blanks and'
WilaoivS. HoT/ell."
•Blanks expressed Monday/, batteries last night.
I A. 0. Tata,
You.ro truly,
Private Secretary.
3tt*> Gcn'l. Manage
Works, Ediuon Ocn
Dear Si
coni inn the .following telephone raaosage re-
morriing, and my reply to same:
co ived
- motor will bo ooia-
ii’X- it 11 rat, then
you? Or do you
Please let- mo know
' in sh°P arei cot all the information
y a can roi future use an to saturation curves. Don’t
'U ”"VU we com2 W* Will you Jnva the
Sprague car all ready to nan, Edison.*
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Sept 12 90.
To whom it may concern,
The bearer Mr. Samuel A. Blan has been one of my laboratoiy assistants
for over a yean He has been veiy faithful, and I wish him eveiy success with
his studies in Germany
Thomas A. Edison
Bi. 1U lawis, Eaq«r
Mossra Eaton-* Lewis,
#l!20 Broadway, Now Yorlt,
Sopt> 13,90
• I ™oiM. n M to Mr. Sdia0n by
»■» fell »» »«.,« »»•«,. Co**, aai„ July 2Sria> jggg(
Srtl" CiW * “ *«*«"» »*»“» « «»t o» th, 25th of JUJj
“d T“** “ f» “« >■>* ™n i. *» to tii- am.
Invio„„f tfcorrMmt aiwiionip. Wiooo ooooidorvi*
'"**** t0;rtthar« w *»■■>» .hies !» h„o civ8„ t0 tto.
traoofor of Mo am M, »•**„ tl,0 Edioon mknsnrA Work,, i„
"■*” * ’“•» 1 *" *- teU.ro, „„ of T/hioll i, *.
***"“ * »"”»nolly and. tl« o,Mr i„ hi3 .opacity „ .
rro.id.at or tte Editor. K.oaocropjrworte. I ,o»M u* WW •'*.
if ttaeoo communications are adequate,
Bdi3°n i3 ******** with the idea that the telegram that 4
* *“* t0 B00t0n on tha 25th ** should have contained soma time
liMt with wapoct to receipt of shares and cash in Boston, and l»
inclinea to the belief that the Company could on ’the strath of
thio telegram hold ua for an indefinite pm*, : i fake the
that ao far as any contract is involved thin teles*** i*
tary; that it must bo intarprstow in «h« lirfht o f ft.U its out*-
roundings , and more particularly a3 t x^vma to « qomminication.
.ihicK jaatiixcu abaototoXy ' on.r •bs'lltti* 'that a reasonable period
only vtowla elapse before the rav»«y and shares' were iK»rtl»omihe.
If the V.m letters 1,0 the Boston Company are in proper form,
please return than to we ond I will Jaw thorn forwarded. Also
Please -lot me have your views on the questions which I lavo
mentioned.'
Private Secretary
fhonograpn Works, v/hich io complete 'with the exception of the
nrmtTtca of the annual meet lng of the stockholders. $he 'By-laws
prescribe tyftt this meeting ahull bo held on the first Monday in
Uiy H' ’-i’ieix ami every year, but- this .year wo desired to pass the
Annual meet ing, an at that time v/e were taking atock in the fac¬
tory and 'wished to (jot a report on the general condition of our
wor-c before calling tie stockholders together. 1 consulted with
or Sat on, and he 'said that this could bo dono if w ten the do-
Z>.i .‘.’r-'-d, moating was called on announcement of tho same wero made in
two apt- rs published in thia County. These conditions ware com-
nlv.nl with, copies of printed amouitjemont attached hereto. The
d&iVrtWii nbeting was called for Tuesday 29th .July ,• 3S90, at four.
o'$io<fk pi m*; there being no quorum present' this meeting, was'
adjourn Sdf to Wednesday 15th day of August v and josh aasgaakad last,
tbit rwmomber that I. had. a conversation with you. in regard to
ifnffi ;a*ef.ing of the1 13th of August, and you suggested how tte
ijfxitov
Mount C;
■imtsylYM'
-ock of that Compftny i'iou:
■ih.'AU-'arJ, at
t Vj.xcon i» Mktfti to iign, boing
executing t-Ho ctocuiMmi
® ** 10 hU m
i.% any Oblivion On M* p*n4 to
ff pvofosetX inertM* iu tM Oapi*
wi'W .uftJch
tctJre
trtily,
■ttiVdki}- ateifial'iufat#
I omsloaa iiorevrith oojdef, of latte ru
IlioMson 'Klee trio Welding Coiapvjnjr. Oyrus Vt,
.aid, ai*4 Sir Aiabroao Slioa; also report received tiiia morning
fro© Mi** Diokaonv
Yonru traly ,
Si i* Cisaiir 'fiawaoi
Aft a VO a a« a 1
in ptirr-Uiio
An uhioh the
Oatobur.
My adu rsat
Metropolitan Hotel, Mar: Y<
(Siontui J A* 3 h a a
TwsKwsitw vuJLniwc, ,
CYRUS \7. FIBLD,
ttnmrn sks&m oo#fert
'hfrrewitft '006 i.yp« 16 C«* vj* Dvnm»o and
out-i of 10,000 Hiim*, wit h primary
BV U F. :/O0 Volta * Wa
oil, >Ut tou/ja hot absolutely -re <j«3
p.r*«tat mat wo ti on tto? following'; roaotivs coil, type 2 0* G<
tbs oiit' t 'i aom «wj4 -to terminals of awi toh board, while typt
Lea with Uyi raider* Tte lattar .lao
tch in base '.of tl» coil «onp-
.aa multipS
Undines
indlented Vy ti» was
i u mi
Index*’ Raaei
the. amount or over oaspouhding whioh ii» iei
firtniy luok<w* fey a
Moat on fxrlL load; the aeoohdai
■ odj in moving t)« secondary {copp^*
«&iold|»o as to ouvsr the primary lane tfttswaiimiind OffOmi ia os* •■’.■
tdi o3d,|aore if itoYed i% the' op!p»dito di^liBn*
Shidymno wiwn l*avii« t-te factory ia *# Adjusted ibut- HdrtAtr
> fill VCrt M)*l fftr »«*»- *p*t*lU «« position* WSsikt* 8ft)!*
$> binding P^f-e eiM* in tVa»t of
WJU W, wM *,e siMHH'i .*>0 f-inw.- of to «*u
0./ 'fata «frsju!tiv« JftoH to ri»t';r V>r*l >t
Dear X9r« &#*»«»-
2 onesloiv:-. horavii tli latter received. this
morning trom Mr, fMcuuon, '«opy or lot’, or Moeivaa from
£« Pi ■ ■(Jlliiaa'i, '
Ycruru very truly.
Thom* A« Baq*,
saloon Phonogrypn
your Comp jus y
hpnoeri
Pleaae have Mr# Ballou
Lsttor*
truly.
Private So<srotary«
jock, with • cpftcial ilo'livwy ataa*
fork City. Perry cer.t
triad
Private
">xr~o
,’itraot
' at
•Sonvarir
'ty (Joar lift** Kd&soi
ia cony of letter roeeiw
tliia soivrins -'Wn Mr. Kiv3
record to tbs Putnam ore
. pwpert:
Thwaas A* £X%zan, ?.sit
SoP^.'.actafiy,
<t»*<Say
noteo
fnatiw ir.torv
to tPftat tfc
iy boat to carry t J:j Wskq
:M9dt
Tea*1!? tr«ay<
,jjp. BiaKiJisxRa*
My dour 'Hiram,
qnite wall await** that
tors
:ono/?rapI: %>rkt
adjourn
waa no aniotfiun: but -tf* troitbla
uj'HIj
’ ‘ •Mr* 0**«n*U '*** tha; c«ty JJiMt'tton* whom;-*
car: ,'Wt tUrt **• MS**: in Minnellis 3ml
UP.. Ttronbloy in Moropo. therefore, until I «*' »b30J»t*ly ^
*WW *** R‘*^"*iU bo boro, I eauhot iaaue the notices. Mr.
terfsi 4a Spins abend with tJ» propagation of papers for the in¬
crease of mspital stock, ami who,, the Directors meat owrything
^iU bo in shape for Uaa to pa an upon. Kindly show thia latter
to Mr* Ktiiucm.
(wri very truly,
Private secretary.
'1, -Romano r,
jchen&ciitdy, K. y.
SohanPctcPy ivfcn
My dear a:
letter
i-ntte.r
.'jS]o/;rnph,
):a
-•enter
iiit ice
trouts
entcurnti
thily,
I'm is Glawii ,
#3K3 Pi nt
Priwjt o Saqreta^y.
wdiwi >ww»«rit* Un UWfyto&a «£ ?m kekciriq
‘Hu" i7C <5r 17*' o^r^h fo* any Oonaro, and
* lr' tlite ■'"lwe aiV '4v AViaoru. a*, &aM« .niwondora thoae
lU‘* ^ ^ R- Ufc wrfcw of. THS?' BUSQ'fiUO
£, ^JwatandiT* «**■ too 'cWteow Clnb aw doslmun
t Jtojawn .of too ro.raia.iW n-a^x.f 6 r So«b **<*34 do this
):«r tl.wft to head tig) oiVt(9 until ti:»y Wit** payable .
Plo'fflo aefeovdad^ t>* rocei?* of tias; Bonds,.' and sand to u*.
sopt, .is > imo*
lottor .malor dyt a 15tb
fop uao in eonnfliction
jot holts rofcwou to will fco
,ar.4l Hr* Killeen would lifco
to ha vo
icofcdance with Hr.
Sard 'a requeat, report ivi
it of teat to Hr. JMiaOj
; .aa^taryi
sstrati
ifivin," powor of
t'-fl UjKjn' !;elt
o f the puUo:
501TV 19, m«v'J
'/m)C loti
xpors
ia»m, that T dor,
IhtlSTi; to Ora
V i’urij:ior tnl’oj*-
't hi l to apprl;
Major's. B.- Eaton, .
. #120[ Broadway, tfw Vokc,
rogai*d to
:on?.i>anyt
JtoeJrholdora meeting ?*i cJj: the law
*f03a of votiiv; oi
to raturr
Phonograph Toy Manufacturing Oompany,
#>5 Milk 3 t r 6 at, BO s'
Maaa'.
Referring to
ffctlwaf
wdaipfc in Boston Of One Hundred Thousand Pounds coal
******** wit* eharea representing one-eighth interest in
whom capita! does „0t exceed Three Hundred' Thou*.
?* nU PQUM4a 1393 8xPenne0 and eonmiaaioai, which must, not
•dxcaed Twelve Thou.sa.id Pounds myself and the Edison Phono-
»g««.h Works will in consideration of thirty-two per cent -
"of said cash and shares execute any papers necessary to.
-transfer our rights dreat Britain Continental Europe and
the Ohoraiol islands to the said Oompany upon sthe condition
-that my transfer of manufacturing rights to u» Rdison
Phonogi-aph Works shall be recognized by your Oompariy whioh
*ik ri'!fi9U3ary “ the Phonograph Works now own these rights.
(Signed) . Thomas A» Edison. “
P. Ti M, Co’.
September 22nd » Iff 90-
WhUi5 “ in I,0OponQQ *» of my 22nd, in which
^ “ t0 lmdaratand that «" cash and a took considerations’
°f t5B Pr0PC,8ed EU!'°PC- of rights would be deposited in
Boston ininediately: as failure has bden made to carry out tl*
provisions of agreement, neither money nor stock having boon ro¬
od vad and W attempt to capitalise the involved portion of the
hm*ma* h:iVinS been unsucc esaful, X beg to advise you
that I nor rithdra, the assent l gave to any and all propositions
vlnch were submitted to me as part of this proposed transaction,
for the mason that I wish to prevent such as.sont beins oamed
oyer and applied in connection with any fresh negotiations that
my hr or have been undertaken. Any further attempt s diapoae
of these foreign rights vri.ll in all probability alter the com-
Pie xi on of the tranoaotion, and my object and desire is to. have
any questions affecting my personal rights presented in their '
genuine light to be judged accordingly, a privilege to which i am.
so, entitled,
Yours very truly,
il jf>:
Sept* 25, 1890
4>hn H. Wood, Baq.,
#18 ft 20 Liborty Street,
New York Oirty.
Dear Sir:-
I fl«nd to you herewith, by apedial mauaeng*r, the* fol¬
lowing imuronoe policies on Mr. Bdieon'a property, <*ch for-
$5,000:
Phoenix Ini. Co.
Fire Absoo. of Philn.
Liverpool, London ft •Gk ab*
Sun Firo Offieo of tendon
American 0 antral, St, Louis
Springfield Ine. ‘Co,
Liverpool, London ft «V»be
Phoenix Ine. Op*
Also the following for $2,506 each:
Greenwich Ins, Company No. 217389
Bpringfield Ina. On, No. 1133
Providence Washington las, Co.No.2476
N. H. Fire Ins. to. No. 299524
Tho Buffalo German Ins. Go. No. 17815
Sun Fire Office of- London No. 3483780
together with two policies for $1280 each, end one fw $3600, tt-
fMlewt ■ '
Genapa Ameriom tnsuranoe Oo. No. 245,695.
The Hamilton Fiife Jto* Oo. No. 222,874
- Oer, Am. ,1ns. 04. ($4*00) No. 261566.
Pitoase acknowledge Veoeipt of the Above, and oblige
Yours truly, -
IwSiete' Secretary.
No. 2198
No. 660892
No. 29837Q2
No. 3433778
Np. 219098
No. 1124
No. 2983701
No. 2197
N. *. S9PU 17, X89Q.
JOPOR7 OR JjtSBM KSM?3,
* *1"" *'» 1Sl"» «‘» « *****■*», «
r mr,o<>th«r, retain their .shape bettor
- —* « «■ U8W *lt. Ab
«. t. Wte
« or takm of- 4 m put'
n w» t}» coventor ahaJft t
, ‘ m'u *» taken out no .ai»
to .«-.Wh *„ „w "*■*
-no rian^anof the pulleys.
«oo>i*a 2y 3*1101*
190
S*M« ZtK f*«?.
mo»A of Amur leans tn, i» Mr,
**Wa <*iirto* <*' ***«,» oe in ejection with the
•H^wtoA I"*"*** tW Arte on* Kolenoe, with whith
** *" ttwomt tun (XloKsda Hineyai palae, ;
*>*?»***» -
l’&m'F.— « -
Roiwrt jftiathjBh -
S“*»* ft- IV Ksvm —
Jfbwe—
G\»rgs Ztawr Corl-loa-
VhlSrey — .- — _ _
• — fclcotriolty.
— Phjraion.
••-Stesmboata.
--Telegraph.
— Saving Mmahine.
— -Antoaatifi Engine a •
-‘•-Cotton-Gin.
"" *“v* ”“w «™ «a> »i«..j mjm„ „a
fcr »*>*» R’*jut gw*
***** 4n l‘o!?ly to **» l®tten Of 12th lhetant.
truly>
PMVWe So#m»frp*
H» 1890
2tw Statf.
Tw*<p Utto* of 125th inctan* a&re&aoA to Xr. v^*9j
**n tnpMM. Sa <fa» Mnaies o? the proposed Opeoial «-f fct<i
Sktot »-t ot the Xataotx Phonograph Wortuj vihUh yvur Kiw
• He^iai aant fc> tor* ?<st«* n trw days ago, and onfllu&ii^ ««t> #ojh#t
oA 0<WtJjr.l««t*a of Innate of Capital wjiiflh you «*niA saint i-
tftWtf tor those which ficooapiftiftd the Uinutoa *bowe wefenrea *to,
4* dtol* tt- land, and the uabatitution or taper* which ^ou (Malm
•**» W» tom of footed,
**» ***««* <* tto BdsM of DlKitort or the Phonopwph TOcbh
O^-lOd* fc*Ttf**d*y laittf &td instant, wad., as you are aWaw^
ydOtiJofead tfitii the next day* 'tfters being no ^uevota pro*ortt» The
flehflWiS hdd to fee: dftain ftdJOUHiCd oh the 24th, m wo oteald Wt •#»%
•*•**»■' <o/tether» tort Who Via the daft or in el»rgo.
In thor *bc*>«o of Urc Tate* tee hflt yet OdJUfed tho writer as tb
t«> date’ f-W wWc’K to oail aitother moo’tihfe*
Youbu trtilfy
Bpigp^ M|0%PRY by
Wmt»i State* a Sewir.
jfiiso 0?(i4»aj ,
an Wtw* City,
PrlcO t, Oo.,
Now York: Oity,
t»ar Siras*
8«pt. 2(5; iSDb
5 u 1 i 4 i ntf.
v»«t Pi lnt,r ” l8,h to IM
oirrrr *- ^ - - — —
wwaat that ho anoirai* it, V» osV-
,m ^"”4 * - ™ Prl„ ^
■ ■ * " “ M **“ «"»* ** «». «« ri« . tau .
*X**M or two *,fpp8 thft cylhjda- i
^ tQ _ cyJiTwl0r i8 *«•**-. M*.
Jzr th“
ZZ ZZ“n *Mh * teu> - -« — - ~ »
>JZr72?mU — « - U
. r mth for on* Of »ur for. Ip, oorroopoata,,..
zzr* ”**“• « *—
»«»«* IT ""“*■** “•»■* “iu sui^
WasBJr**
***ntik fc ~i'
ZZ \T ~*** w *• w '“"• -
zr * '- '•* — * *-. *.« ^ ««,
^*“’ *“■ *««**“* tb.
^ ’ H * - ’Mlt,“' *"»» ‘« »«■« to ...„iw . fh0M.
*’*■“' "■' **» - » U aoQojmodat*
Youj-b v»i* truly.
Private Secretary,
***•> John Mrkinbiro*
** w* B-r City Kail Sqmra,
PhllaOolrhia, Pa.
>7, Iftg0<,
, &<wr Si*j>
itm[rat , “‘-m *• m,°b "“ie- *». *- ««• to**. *
“* ,„ n, p»t„„ CoMtl, 0rt proiii„r< fc rci>
** say«r never mind tho *ale. but
+ ' ** irW1,t on «xt«n»ion of another
twenty years «t inereaeed royalty*
Tonra very truly.
Private Soo rotary.
Sop t. 27,
»Uli«
Uoizep, B*q,,
B,nl* '••-k. ». j.
IXi&t
***'* ^ioon dsainsB mu to
*“’■ W° 1M* ** «» teb.rn.ry to
«• « ,tth roo„„.
infom you that tht *im
boon toatod, and „ flnd
Vounj truly,
Privats Sacra tary.
». c. Hradm.m,,
s a 4 II o „ 0 0 n • !. KU.tn,
fa la Broad St., Now York.
** ** ’*•» «» -MUion 00„
_1" W'”" ,r ”” t0 tM
I^boratorr;
TJjes® tubes aw o» ?» ,
: *' a‘Ul - .1- 7/8. external
dlmastflrj*,
"* °r tte*> ‘“w* «" ~«»‘Wd on „„ „„ Mtii tM
...0«ii«to „„ ,M ^>h ^
On «. !«» of mnth fw „ ^ tntoii ^ ^
»«« *., *-* .no, a, iww»i«. Ih0
“"'.r "**“ ~ ~ ~*»i «» to, 4i>w.
psarea,
The l»alsta»ew of ti»»
or thaoo tuMg averages 15,000 ohms
eaeh* or at *}W rata of 30 otoa ,**. mU*.
”** Uve ‘°°n ”«*“* “ *•>» *»k *«* rtWto, toot,.
Vows vary truly.
224
Sanuol In Bull, Kaq*,
16 ft 18 Broad St root,
Hew York City,
SOPV 39, 1890,,
Dear Sirj-
I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your lot ter of svaan
date herewith, informing me that in accordance with an arrangrment
made by you with myself on Saturday last to loan you two Certifi-
cattea of 100 shares each of the Capital Stock of tin Edison •Qeri’l.
Electric Company, you hovo withdrawn from tlioso in your possession,
subject to my order, Certificates lumbered, respectively, 313 and :
314, both for 100 shares eocli and bearing my endorsement ; also that
in exchange for tlio foregoing and to be hold by you i'or my account
as security for the return of the Certificates of Edison Qeri’l«Ca.
stock went so nod above, you deposited to-day in the Safe Deposit
Vaiflto, Will iam St,, New York, Cortificatos for 200 shares of '$100
@ach in tho Capital stock of tho Hew Jersey and Pennsylvania Con¬
centrating Works, with transfer attached; all of which is satis¬
factory*
Sept* 09, 3390,
Cabinet do Sa Hajeata L'&nparour,
St, Petersburg, Russia,
I bee to advice you that the two Vases, t)» product vt
t}» Imperial Manufactory at Jekaterinebourg, mentioned in your
esteemed communication under date 17th July last, wore receivod
by me at t)io Laboratory on Saturday 27th instant. The reason of
the long delay in the delivery of these Vases was owing to my
inability to expedite their passage through the Custom House, which
dt this season of the year is always in a very crowded condition,
the American importations being very heavy,
Pleaee bo Hind enough to convey to Hia Majesty, The Emperor,
my sincere thanks for the beaut iful Vases with which he has so
graciously presented me.
With groat reapoot
Z aa, yours very truly
Maatw Contis A. Edwoi
My claur Ten,
icordaitoo with inotroctions
to you tho on closed choc* for
Mwu Ediaon,
dollni-u*
Youru vspy truly,
Sop%. SO, 189 Q.
Dear Mr. Batohalor,
Youro -traly^
Cterlas Bataho ior» Eaq% \
#33 West 23th St.
itfsfSNrfU
Sept,. 30,, 1B9Q,
<7ohn Birk inbine,
Will yon P lease deliver to Ur. Charles Batchelor,
who will present this note to you, a map of the Putnam County
ore property, . Should you not have a imp of the property in your
oi’fioor kindly proouro one for Mr** Batchelor, and oblige
Yours truly,
#343017, 1 think ia infringed,
800, Get it out,
798, Oot it out,
691, How about it?
692, How about it?
693, «
694 •
695, •
699 •
704 «
716, Ought to bo got out
724, Ought to bo got out.
293432, Thoroaro ono ox* two who infringe this,
605, Many infringo this; can* t it bo got out?
606, Also infringed,
SS& *■ "*■ “*• <* »*«****.
®4,<,a7,K!,n.TPSpr" tv “ «•*«*■
328572, Xa tliio infringodf
Ooaa 584,Klim took this out; do we own it and ia it in¬
fringed? ■
585, lot hi a infringed?
304083, la this infringed*
297584, This ia infringed
.889, Zm't this infringed on B. R* R. or Station*?
• i rhil* Alternating people have it.
304084, This also.
298954, Equivalent to earbon brush.
298955, Performs bettor the funotiona that carbon brushes
•.V ’ . •>;" : aw .tsU|WO;; foi v V^y>:-vv: ' :"i:/ . v- • ■: v :
SjjT 82i"jK12wa4' C0uad 8t°P »a® T«»adine-
273485, Marsh 6, 1883, Think 4th claim infringed by mm nr
two parties,
512» *°v* 9» 1882, Middle support coming into use;
K&linaky uses it, mxd Boas Boston ooncern reeenWy
ggjd iraPort8 th0 carbons; ought to bo got -out ®f
Hoy, 9, 0832, Bernstein
principal competitor if
P*t«wt onght to bo gsi -ttV
I think ona party lnfri»v*fti
I think aomebody ««»«.. .2??
Srt^i-w «** «°w>thinc,
°0oa ‘my °»» infringe
JSSf* 2,,lPly *U infrincef
How abQ«t this? ^
*”«5: £* £■ i”*®" >» *«■»<
°»to
251542, SS'infrtige? °*°°*
250599, is thio infringed?
• « »!«
patent, if out.
248% dOVlooa infrinsad
’*2 I thSr^—"® 0bout
6^ r0M08 eivon.*»
248M0’ So Al8° *• 1
from Gibson or some such mar
PSMns 222 ” or «ontro0 it?
S, SSS. “ ' thi
oeennn* HOW about this?
ofiin* axi infpi«0*»
P42901* %ZZ<an£°iy infrt"6®»
* 211^ i»5f**ingoa, and ,
SS2* infringe.
251540, KaarOy a00 ^ .
^«e* this; j*» *ioo b
„ . £ftip fi'lwnoijt sjji
got ouV by apa roans,
• “£*»\thia patent.
«so» tWa doyiea in^^motpr
this? ;■■■;■
250559,
263038,
tVPlioat&cyj
■ Casa 237'
248425,
264649, Claim . 7, Bkg. okt, at multiple points infringed by
Claim 1, InfrineadTby nearly all if we cot it out,
227226, All infringe. Can't this be oustained,
437, Does anybody use any of those devioos?
230255, All infringe.
Wiy cannot wo fix up paper carbon lamp patent case 187 and
pet what w» did not got in regr* fil, lamp now in suit? Thor
are a number of points,
265310, Oot , 3rd, 1832, This is infringed by all .
use it. •- \ wouW ba
" _237518* I -think* this is
Pat. 28398G, 'Augi^t 28, ]
->• 5^»: Jfhi^wjaa stop* tho
• ,v makpc itil .:
zsptf. Opt. 30, issai. I think this
Pat. 274294} tfestinchottse did use
■ v ■ v oontinuoua. ^ * *
aibl£f f*V* 2S’ 1882’ v a pnJont that should bo got out if
527 ongh^ to bo got out; Doo. 8, 1882. ,%
529, Thoro is a party in '‘-the
parxy in 'the iioid who ooata with Silicon.
J^kpls itewrcvs *****
Po“”‘ °r w°“- mss- *««.
Sot 0Ut *»*»• «6. filed Aug. u,
claims ans fbr continuous «L*T? *«>lley system used:
the continuous contactors, but the loaner i „ ^
good patent t oiget ou
by somebody. ^
T* * H. anchors "■
?i^Ksgr* -
issj^jsstw1
“ VQotinchouao lamp, if ho nc
^infringed*
it. paad bilk thread which
Application 473,
able io valuable,
Oet 483, Sopt. 2£
■aim if obtain.
oat* 1, 1890*
#J,S A IS Broad Straet*
Haw York City,
1 bog to oont'im tha Hollowing tolaphono meaaagaa
ox* ban god betwoon yournolf and Ur. Bdioon to-day:
■Odble result Edison's motor child. Ask him what ho r
willing to appear at the Prankford Electric Exhibition.
Suggest not general exhibit, but opooial objoot liko nevr
motor. Cable Mr. Edison's saw opinion.
The above is oopy of a sable re o caved by Mr* Spofford
from Ur* Villard* Till Mr* Edison lot me know what reply
to make in his nt*no.» "
Mr. Edison's reply:
■AH oxperimanta tried and satisfactory on now
motor supersede Sprague; standard-modal now being
made Schenectady; don't believe it possible to get
ear in time for exhibition. Experiments continue
on motor and system Ohieago terminal and no overhead
Street ayotaa--aH approabhing completion. ■
Private Seers tary.
John BirJcinbino,
^25 N*. Br City Hall Squall
Pliiladolphia, pa<
I havo your loHw <jf p,
Putnam County ora jwparty ^ I10t<
»oat tl«y Qlvo m my tlmo to
o^ht to ha* *fc six months,
Maks tin wood omroganontB thu
is h<m for tuanty ysara; in ,
pay usual ratwc
oradited baolc to wa if leas* holds
can be done, tell than, to *0 ahoad
ffre twwfey youra
wthfc .*&. 3»j»8*
All An StirliT*:. Biiq**
#/4 0 or t iatvd t fk i r .<* o t ,
Hour York city.
1 rat tarn boro with applied* ion of jaBWAfeSJRsliip for Mr*
William Wallace, of Anaonia, Conn.t in tho tta*!«wtie»l Engineers
Sooiaty, duly eigned by Ur. Edison as requested, tha saw 2®,v£ng
accompanied your letter of 29th ultimo.
Yotira truly.
flow. 4, 38904
Thomas R. Lombard, Bsq.,
#160 B r o a d rr
Hoar Sirl<
Upon ray return to the Laboratory after an absence of
several days, I find your-lettor of 23rd ultimo,. in regard to tbs
journal which your Company proposes publishing, I shall be vary
gl^d to see you at tbs Laboratory any time. Before coming out
please telephone and ascertain that I am hare. I would like to
arrange for .the front page of the •PHONOGRAPH, • ibr a battery ad,,
providing your touns a re not too high.
Yours truly.
Private Secretary,
^ Vgf. I|ivor^
#19 Coy Street,
Hew York City,
1 have yonr latter of 3ni
laxdlor capacity at Octfen.
Put tlie additional bo i lor in now,
Refinsry ia built*
•"a truly,
a 0 * <n»itruotio;
HiJifl toiling, Hw York City,
VOW* nrf
very t inly-
Ttomu A*. JWieon,
Otfiur Sir:-
" - soma tiofinito undorotandi^ in
■>. don# ««. the infection obtained by y„„
»«• Canvass in th. City of Buffalo, in th8
trojoot. a a moat ,o„yorMtioll
tfc*‘ WU “*<*' ««!> to main th« data
wation ntth yooy company. toaoo so „o.iV(
* you- diobuy,„mta a tto mattor, ana lto
«.th.r.4, by tto 15th of ,h„ am*.,. .0 ohali
Wfan to main it f„ TOm. m M op ^
tiU not IcoJ: to ua for payment no n
i’^oni'dant*
«*!<>*• S* 8, Baton,
#420 Broadway, Now York Oity,
I tavc your mm, of 3« ^ lha
onpiration or ib«icn patents.
I think My. „,s, ted *,«„ oom ^ ^ ^ ^ o6mtot
any patents .
Tl;o Sawyor-Man
sopiG have gone back to bamboo,
tn bamboo- patent alive.
herewith the following papers which accompanied
"d°r r0ply* nanBly* your letter to myself under date
»0, Mr. Simpson's memorandum of Mr. Dyer's view3? ^
H. M, Dyer addressed to yourself under date Aug. 21 ,
YourA very truly,
m. *m m m
Tho Xdiaort me o trio IUucdmtiTtf colony.
Mount Otxnoalf pn.
I onoioae haroaitl, oartil'ioat. Ho. !,,«» 43 -off
C"‘>“al 8*“”1 »f »«»«. i" « «... I ,«,* W
0 'MflMte for lha mr„„ or having tl»
inliontaa an >»,„ of ,»». „„„ tte t„uaftt. * ^
”* ™» 45 «*««■ to nr nam, M,„, fon^g^
tw oertifioate. towiat Ota^o, and oblie<,
Youra truly*
Richard H* Dyar, Kaij.,
Mean ns*. Dyor ft Sooly,
X return horowith specification on the last i'omn of
nacnetie belting «lwly oxocutod, the aann laving bean enoioaea
with your letter of 4th instant.
I have no objection to Wotalor illuot rating the new mechanic-
al motor or to hie publishing KennoHy’s teat*
Yours truly,,
afflMBBHWBt
Oct. 7, 3890,
Thia is to certify that the bearer, JAMES WAI.R0ND, has been
in my service continuously for ten years , in the opacity of
Watchman, seven years of which were passed in my factory At
Ooerck Street, Now York city, and the last three years in my
Laboratory at Orange, N. J. During the latter period he was
under my personal supervision, and ho always porfoxmed the duties
assigned to him tp my entire satisfaction. He-has proved himself
to be homat, trustworthy, reliable and painstaking, and I can
recortmend him very highly to any one in need of his services; He
leaves my employ entirely of his own accord, and he has my best
wishes for his future success. ^ ’
l^p^bar 7., -j^o.
tnsui'J.,
ft! $ 1?* a r o a a
I enoloao herewith Copy a letter ^acpi.^U ..by ^
Blowing from Edward D* Adame, Pro.oidojrt of
50 tian Q°watiy* Mr, Adwi letter
.-rejviiad
Privat
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wmm- 'mewifism q hungry
Vwi? «. Ooto|jflP (Jth, *890,
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t;-:-.t ; Jj,-aww J»av fros, yiw JT* 11 ,,0?U »*“«?. «»A
w! ««» -l attar at V/aatf ao I «JV" 0bll£dl1 £f **»
-I,,* *> ssr»ytJiing
Sincsraly y<nm,
(Signod)
bds&iro a, 4jja mb
I*** i»eo* c* WOtoora, fftv
Sarniai tnav&x.
t0 *"*■ "T:""1*" or-in iarttmt,
‘ava • «* tho Certificate to
th0 Secretary of the
"”‘**** *« DM J1U datsa 30th OMjjfe*,
“lMhW »” »4er ^
Privat* SeoVO’
BtUtWU,
W ® JS lo p „
^on owa in P#pl
lt i0U my 00 ^Py tlaa house
laboratory building.
fciatanti
Vouro
Private Sec rat ary.
mix Oottaohak, pmld<mtf
Autoaatic Phonogr^h Exhibition Company,
^13 Pal*k Row, Naur York City,
«y dear air:- !
"•r-rriHB aenln to »» 10 1 top or JifjywjnOov
toot, ,hioh M lnolo„M ^ lgttor ^ ^ ^
«» «. Soyt. «„ nMro„04 to ^ ^ ^ ^
«.««,«• or t* Hit,,,.,!. inanotruUBn. coition, in t„ nh,
“kW'31„l 0n « otatoa in lay 0o«„.
t. yon or aortonoop both, teMiatell, ^ of ^
o«.lon atop, rofonrod to. J wot. to Hr. **j „„ ,hB
(ookt or „ bettor onoboaoa nor*** ,, ^ * „„ ^ !to ^ ^
oopy or hi, topby, by w»* yon „m «, **.*,*„. Mtt„ toMi
«»«a 1» h»a no intention or rm..tin, w of ;,bo
Autooatio Phonos,, Katibition company, y «, .a„ ttat ^
-»«a b. vary pbonnoa to loapn that Mb oyn^ation /i. *,
f 1» spim in which it ia given,
, Youra vory truly.
Private SepretarpT^
My d«ar* Upton,
Xoitf lott«r
very truly,,
Vvmoia R* Upton, .
Mfe* Dop^t,, ItorHooi
Mnrriflcrti,
Personal,
Orange, j^r J(
My dear I'ati
wi letter of the Automatic Phonograph Exhibition
511 as copy of my 3,6tfcBrf
I a,al„ to **, m „ lm„ So Mr>
««« «.»t * by Mr. *,*!«, lfowu_
■nstmtont, at ih. Mlnnoapolia JJtpoattioa VCT0
■roper "Wer, „* fau.a *, ^ ' J1;1M itat
a beva boon mere o.rMMii, l„ok«4 aftor,.a„a
iataetim. i tMW, «,,» <m iww»a»t «,at *<it
a «»=» yon .wli »Mt„ tha offioora of tho Mm /
Pl.ono.y.p,, SMbiUaa „o., „a,stllt„ that I W » tatoaU™, .
° * br""il”a *” ”» ”» »» ebeef . or erHiotalas
tlo Phoaoer4*h 0„„ V(,rk> lwo„a the ^ tbe of
proper attention in Minneapolis,
At the Minneapolis Exposition, the automatic phonographs
Trore scattered in various points of the buildin* ^ did not
*" spot, under +*,„
„„Mt ' ” H° 0ar° or * *»*«*ht i>=Mo,
to *u „Meniefl>
**■■**•? the AatbmotJo Phonograpj
*”* tta, th*ir beet ...
letter, cellfmr n+4.„^,_. .
youro truly,
(Signed)
H» M. Livor, J5nq , >
No. 19 Doy street,
"Nov york City,
*• t0 «»«■«.«» MMk -.ao,™
Sl’ioo thin morning: -
new ore Separator will bo about
six tons."
Youhe truly,
® tt Zt a b o
I "turn haraaith V. 8. Patent ^
a«to„ for Ommo **,,*, „Woh Mn jiat
W* «”*"■>««. “Wethon your aett,r „ 4th
instant.
-x m opinion that you win ttad it dimoalt
0 diapono of thin patent, Thai™ are many Oifferont Innda of
rW“i,B a0V‘0<'*' ■— -,*■.«-«« Of.... ant they don't
""** tate ****"- oo. haa Mf .
to”" " * ddnnaotion with oi* dy»«».
"*■ *” ““ ?•»-«■■ «»•»»»* .india* and to
th" than ay any antomatio daviaa.
Voters .truly,
Prlvato Sooretary.
• ** *■«.. AM»t. to end Vioe-Pro8i«o„t,
* d 4 8 o " Q8"'l* Hoctri, Co.,
« IS Broad St., JJott ^ <si*y#
Oct, 9, 1S9Q,
Ur. Bl»» too ro.a sow lotto,- of nj, toot-ont, „
« *«•- *«. Bn. BtU. toto-.o.,. mo.
* M>“m “»* *ta‘ “ ^ » tooh to oM «CM
» <*» X*. ««!*, tobto of ,to otofotono. of «.
'*“*’• «i«* or wit., mpono., misW <tc>i Ma__
b«- no tookinc tawing. „ ,0, jooto! th0 *ta ,0 ^
Kituof, to »n «,** ttat tto ooaoon to „„ ,,„a
in MW., tto cooMiany controlling tho „„Mna. WJSlM„
.0 si.ioc 0« Oto«nnJ, im. tei.» *.„ „wa uat lt w „
*“* a MM »*tt 4*t fotoi Bo. nttoot^o U1 tM
4«. «ku» .» tto ttouk
Dear 3irj
Private -Secret
Jo hn Birfcinbina,
No, 25 N, E, City HaH Square,
Philadelphia, Pa,
I boe to oonCirm tto folio** ,„i„.„» M ,m
*“* “*•“ to'*** your iot,.r of „ ^
relative to the Putnon County ore property; -
"hotter received. All rieht; shall ccmite
it closed Thoa, A* Edison."
* * *"-**'*w vi«^3iawt, ** * *"‘
»».;*.rl, t^.
, ««*M Broad Str.ec, «„ y.0K „ity, ’
Dear 3irj-
I have your letter n-r m t. - ,
„ °f 8th ^ WW*. outtvae-
ai*S Hoffbuiwh, N. Y. a as
!Jr mc„Z ’ “* 1,1 ** *» <**>» you taut I told
'2 ta„t X «0W our Company ,« * „ ,^a
2 *° **■ “ “ **“ ^ — »* - - «.o or a*...
zzrir th° to™ io ^ ^ .
m be done. We have stock in *« Kowbimffh Compaq
“ " *" Won^^ InoraaSO their plant a max. _ taeytou*
* ““ f™ “ ~ and max. „on.y. '
Vttiirs very truly,
■ ■ jsfy
Mob ora. Dyer & Sealy,
#36 Wall St., No
Mjpross ion is that Jaoquoa did not assign and is (going
to bleed ua, it seems strange that he should have got ahead of
la it not possible to put in a protest, stating that Jaoyues
got this invention at my Laboratory and that he has no right to
a patent* They have discretionary power there and 1 an solid -with
the Oz&r* ;
Yours very truly,
Mackintosh, Bsq*,
ttiljc St», BoBton, Ma&t
1 to o cntim the following eacha^a
ib to-day:
*nd- self go on Monday night. Pi*as« ammg<
i Siwi*»y coming if Mr, Stovona can attend
otiwrwi.** afternoon. A. 0. Ta*o. »
"Away yoat.ardoy, havo done rtothing. is Borfffeldt
on have? J, W* Mackintosh. *
Years tmly,
Private So oratory*
Oot, IX, 90,
S*15*1 l»si£l, Eeq«, SJn a Vioe-Froq Ident,
Bftiaqj* Conors a S 1 9 0 * ? i 0 e o,.
Soigne ctady, N, Y.
D»ar Sir:*
I t»g to ocmttjro the following telephone nee cagaa which
Paawd hotwocn yourself and Ur, Edison to-day
raOH MR. IKSHC& TO MR. EDISON: Our railroad podpjo tfcink it vary
important that you attend the Railroad Convention to lie hold at
Buffalo, a tar ting -Wednesday morning next. In it possible f or y.«a
to take the nix o*ol.<»k train Tuesday night for Buffalo* remaining
tliera Wednesday and Thursday and be home Friday morning? AH our
opponents will be very aotive there. If you can attend personally
our peopXe think that our business will bo beneficially affected
by your visit. Please reply by telephone to Seheneotody,
HR* EDISON TO MR, IN3ULL: Who is going on the train .referred to
in your message?
MR* IHSUli. TO HR. EDISON.* Tell Mr. Edison that Kr« Muir is Boia®
to Buffalo, and 1 will go along too if Mr. Edison will go.. «y
previous me a mgs was sent at Mr. Muir's request, and lie is very
much impressed with the import anoo of Mr. Edison boing tiara.
Yours truly,
Private Sfldiss tir jw
.'j <■<■> 1 m ' <*’ii wa«
liy d&ar Master HoiWnh,-
Your latter of loth ultimo was duly
received. xho two records which you mention as having
«*nt to Mr, Edison, we*, noyer *,00iv*d by *B, and they must tevo
S°n astray. Yfo are having a. funnul specially made for you, and
it is ready « send i* forward to y « at Berlin. You
will doubtless bo able to obtain good results with this funnel
yon receive it. We will also send with the funnel the so
blank cylinders which you request in your letter under reply.
In rep}y to your question, I beg to infonn you that the out-
ting -knife, reproducing point and recording point are all made of
sapphire.
Yours very truly,
'Uaster -Josef Hoftoanftr
Potsdaner straose 64, ,
Berlin, cemiany*
Oov 13, .18 9Q,
B* Upriaon, Esq,, ggorat^ry, •
Edison Unite# Phonograph Coptpmv,
MiUo building, Sow ¥s>»* City,.
I return herewith the applications for pat ants for
Victoria and Queensland* which ware enclosed with your letter
of 9th instant* duly executed by Mr. Edison before Notary 'Public,.,
the latter' 8 signature being certified to by county Clerk*
Yours very truly,,
Privat e Secretary,
Mr. Edison has revived notice off. * .-special meeting,
of the Board of Directors of the Edison United 'Phono, Co,, to bo
laid at their office in the Mills Bd C„ New York* on 7/ednesday
afternoon, Oct. 15th, 1890, at two o‘ clock} the object ofthe
w»etine ia to pass upon rights for Brasil; also affairs of Soreign
®onfai tt ee and othsr matters.
Yours truly*
Sarauol Insnll, Esq.,
#16 & 18 Broad Streot,
Now York City,
Gen»l, Daniel E, Sickles,
#23 Fifth Avenue ,
Hew York City, |
Dear Sir:» -
Mr, Edison received year letter of yautenlay, intro¬
ducing your Secretary, with whom ho arranged for the visit of
the Count de Paris end Suite to -the Laboratory o« Monday next,
20th. instant, Mr. Edison will bo pleased to receive the Count
and will do what he can to make his visit interesting,.
I enclose herewith a letter frww am official of
m of tho West Indies, in Antigua. This is « s^le
of a. nombas' of letters that m have boen receiving lately faom
theco Islands in regard to the treatment of fibxm leaves, which
is an industry which the Governor, Sir. Ambrose -Shea, is enteawr-
i«ff to outuMiah. Mr. Edison has a method, as you. Xnow, for the
treatment of fibre leaves. Can we pj-otaot it by patmtf
Yours truly,
Private
Efcfaarti tf. p-rar, hs<j«|.
■m wan st»>
Smith, Esq., C. T, D,
Nov/ Haven, Conn,
Replying to yout letter of 4th instant, I bog to inform
Ton that have a new doll which Mr, Edison has recently perfect
ted ani which dealers say is entirely satisfactory to the trade.
We are looking forward to a vary large business in this article.
The Edison Phonograph Toy Mfg. Co. holds a license to sell these
molls throughout the world.
Yours very truly,
Oot» 14, 1890,
Saiwol Intrallv Eoq,
16 * 18, Broad Streak,
1 boe- to oonflm thtf following masaaco telephoned t<o
■Sea Marcus and ascertain if North .Maori oan
cannot advance on aceomnt tan or fifteen
thousand*. I am very much dissatisfied,
Yours truly,
14, IS.OOt.
» Oreone, AaoH, to 2nd Vioc-ftwtiUfrHfc,
B ti i a o n don1!# Bloc t w 1 *
#16 & IQ Broad St root.
With reference to your letter of iota inotant add-reoaod
tOt Mr# Ediuon, aoking for information in wgjustf to the designs
for the Alternating current Multipolar Bsiuousea, ! bqs to inform
you that Mr. Bdiaon, Mr. Kennelly and Mr, SKwnjw wore working on
thio nwttor last night# and the deeign for She machine was ule-
oidod upon. Meoara. Kennelly and Phelpa aro ,to ,aee tiat the daaign
lit carried out. and sent to Schenectady,
Yours very truly,
Privoti
Yonva va«r tftaly,
Oet. 15, ■'1S90*
I.J31VO yaw 1st tor of 13th instant, stating tfcrt in
roaponse to verbal inatreetiona fwm Mr. Edison you are about to
allow ETenoh Ptftonta #13-7,124 and 187,185, relating to pyro-wag-
"***' oonmthtnr and mwa. to lapse, by not paying tho 4th
annuity,. a„a; tkrt expiration Will not affect tbs corrospon-
dihg s* Patents ^ X have aubaitted your latter to Mr. Xflison
and. to- aayfr tint, it i*s *ai right to let the patents referred to
above lapse*-
Vours very truly,
Private -fVeoret ary*
Messrs* Dyen* & Seoly,
$«M». Wall Street,
Hbw York. City,
Mr. Edlaon liaa road yom* Jotter ®f astli inctant, -in
****** to hia Husaian patent on the to y plionognsr*, a«&
fto an;m, all ri^ht, }b will ua8i<jn tlzo fir t ant jnentionea tro the .
•Roy Cowpany.
Yottro trvayt
Private seiwmvy..
S*WW0l Inar<U , Baq,.
U * *8 Sro*ti St re I
Oct, 15, 1890/1
Dear Sir
Yours vory truly ;
Major 3* E. Eaton,
Hr* Edison lias, road your letter of 13th instant,
referring smonc otlier thin&jto tho Motor Suit, and aokine Mr,
Edison \rt»t la thinks of Mr, H, L» Brevoort as an export to teott-
fy in th* suit mentioned. In reply Mr. Edison Bays that la thinks
Erevoort is a first olass roan*
■ vv - -r,i
1890 iy
Bdiaon United Phonograph Company,
Haw York City.
Ho Bill of Baton and Lewis. Mr, Xnsull says that you
hive roferrod thia matter to mo for decision* I believe that you
do not object to tho amount of tho bill, but you think it ought to
bo paid by my aide of tho house. ' I always understood this matter
as Ur* Baton says in hia letter he did, that hia- services were
rendered to you and that you would pay for them. He has not in-
■oluded in- thia Charge services which his firm rendered to mydbUf
or to the Edison Phonograph Works. My opinion is that you should
pay the bill, and considering the vigor and value of the services
rendered, I am sorry there has been so much delay.
1 enclose Mr. Baton's letter tone of June 19th, and Mr*
insull *k letter of Tune 21st, together with a copy of the bill.
Very trdly yours,. _
Drexel > Morgan & Co,
M '« w Y o v v o i
' y°1’ PlaaU° ^ve Mr. Butler, ffh0 wiu hand
*h" ”°t8’ * ““ * «*' railroad and te
°nCi"C “ y°”r l“*»»Mion, ahcnd„B ,ho o(.
bond and t)io par value of tv,» , _
Youra vary trulyj
Or. Oraeoe M. Kanmomi,
#58 want 45th 'Street,
Hew to»*K city,
Man
Jpriva£e
2nd Vio8-Pra3idont,
?tM New York City
YPdra very truly
Private Sooiretary.
l>sar Sir:-
Mr, Edison has received your letter of 14th instant,
°°n’ " ooram,nioati°n rcoaivod * «» somra! o«w.»
,ran w 4 “•*. »«>~»o ».•«, o, „
»»3io»tio« for fatcni or Villim Kolas,, Ea„, «„ r,„
fl/D^ion with whioh wore paid ly the Lerop Compaiy.
'** '*V3y. Mr. #diaon desires mo to say that you had tetter
*"• t» *"»» f0M0i„d, M tt ^ U«B
vaitie, *Dd in Could n&Ver ft* « fMo Hr, Holzer,
SB»m9l Imull, Esq., 2nd Vioo-Prealdont,
#10 & 13 Broad gt,
Dear Sir)
Miv Edison has instructed
attached correspondence from Mr,- J,
you the
C,' Henderson and Mr. A. B.
Kennolly, in to tha «White-Wilkincton Recording Amaeter,
the same having been enclosed with your letter of 14th instant.
“r* “KaiB0'n SIV3 t,at t!l0 Company might arrange to take thB
Mete*' referred to on a royalty bcwis of 15# on shop price, not
exel'usivo, with the Vifcht to make or not as please.
‘/rnjrj Very truly
PHvattf Sebretaryi
Oatobflir 1?, 13&0,
»&Jor SVB^Batofa,
jf; ;« 0j a .>, T( .A y r •
vttm V'-atk , ■ ... '
Dtan- Sir:'-.
I oivcacute. iuv«nxr*h. eoi/jr or Agreement between the
!^*h Aira:ioMv'Fh0yw^Wh Sbrr ife;«r5» H. Lippincott, and .the Sdiwn
Phonogr-aih' 1, •oritti-rt aJe Autfutt 1st, 188S, and boe to call
. yowf vo &i.w Ai'/rttr clause af the same, by whioh tte
TAcrfcs As-eivon, the- exclusive rieht to mnu to*.
"i.‘i 1iib);rjv»*apn and tie- VnriotfiJ daviooa and apparatus used in
cotuiocticm tJApowa'th' and supplies- there? or in perpetuity*
I ion ini'onbed amh believe tltet certain licenaoa Companies are
Purchasing fro, -a mainline turor's other than tile Edison , Phonograph
Worker apparatus- for use in' connection with the phonograph, to wit,
attncjancnta designed to- operat’d the machine automatically by the
insertion'., of a n’i'cJvol coin, and also supplies in the foim of musi-
cal records *• ,
J.-d&biro to dWtmn‘ fiefa you at your earliest oonvoni&hce your
opinion as to *%eKsu* tHo ’-forth' Ame Heart Phonograph Company and
Octwver ,t7,
Youro
Oct ofcer 1-7, IS.'
yont Iffttar of 16th instant in regard to gn oil
P0*llWaa> IV00iv8d * *our Company for Mr,., Edison iVo« Mr.,. A,, ^
Ando^m, of Paris » Jvia * out) t o hand in the absence of Mr., s**|* ,
M di4 ym* 1?W,v0us <* instant on the sane sublet.,
Mr* Edison is expected to return to the lab orator/ in tie course
• of a fOW days, when the matter will be immediately bronchi to fcis
attention* in the meantime 2 wuld ask you to be good enough to
hwe the piolune forwarded to Mr. Edison at Orange, K. J.
TSanALag .voa, for the kind attention which you have alretvfjr
given t Ilia, matt *r
i am, yoars very truly,, ..
The Kv, 3}. Clafliy, C.&tp??iy ,
Church St,, \T brth Broadway,
21 o v '2 o r k 0 i t y.
PhiVdt a SscrS'
•October 17^ l&'Oty*
Thomas B, Connary, Baq„
Dear Sirs
I smclooe herewith for y our in«>«nntion twaal&xW •*
iooivod W Mr,. Edison -fttOM J3ew>r Rubio, .aeknowJjefciins
the phonograph Which was iprasei.t.od to him.
truly.
Yours
,3k?i<|on,
flow York.
$$?*? gin*
Ifc Jmo Qrrived «K »dnds in parrtct option .ttes
vmn*v>, *.*«, you, »iBhWM te„ Mon so SOOI> w amd t,oue>
* "* * IOr - ♦•■*• ,b“ 1 <w !•-«.«. Imrwt*
to® «» « prociou, yooollsotion'of 'ita Illnstvous .Authoi
Who honors mo with his friendship.
(Signea; Romero Rubio*
$ & 'f i-'p $t ' Id 90,
Orange National Bank,
Orange, N* J«
Dear Sira!
Please credit ny ao count with the enclosed check for
twenty dollars.
YonrB truly
3. flf Baton,
#120 Broadway , Na>r J
Door sir:-
to » S» W«->
471
17, 1890
J*roa<lway
memory dum of isth inst.
Jomittoo dapidad to rafoi
lto3*\ Pat onto to the
, and in reply soys that
*o suits not proea-fhaa.
Prof* lta» 0, .Marks,
"Ediaon Klocti*io Ligiit Oo.,
Philadelphia, pa,
Dedr Sir:-
Edison- las instructed ne t.
the President and Direct*
*3* d4“
thm)t you &r -the
*8 of the Edison El
1st ant, which you
Yours truly
Prlvat o isodretaty
Qotober 17, ISSOi
gitfuol im«w, jjuh*, 2nd yi<re-}?'rctsiaont,
BH*or. 8 « n ‘ 1. . 1U e e t t A ? i
#10 & IS Bnwuf at,; Hew f ork city
Mr* Edison tee raadl your lotto r of 15th inotant, in
nearest to dmi/inga for the now small motors, and in reply says
that the drawing' tivBt pod<>l won finished three weeks ago;
the model i3 boinc made hero and is already half finished; wbJ:
completed it will be fomardetl to Schenectady
Yours truly .
PriVStii Seflfotary.
Q pfctfws- 17,
libera* Ufa 9 ft Piolce,
Boa ton, Maaa
Dear Mrs:
He Waloh vo. Edipotu 1 oinaoaa fcwosw&'-fc ,Aitt:L£aVH
ctalp: vstseutad 1® He. Raison fov mo in tfoa ooafe asentiom&o ISfiza
3AV«f’ wns sent to Mr, Edison for his signature ft? GEessrso XSutato
aril Lewis , with instructions to forward the emi t.o ,y owusivste*
Please acknowledge its racoipt, and obligo
Youra
October IE, 189Q.
W»'tt, lfaq,v» Propiflont.
In ru.crtrd to ,-acf ti'it ire the Laboratory -accounts,, Mb,
QfUgon- yotii vsould ltave aont y our Audit or .here . long
huger* this* fta I iia-faunreC you in .nv previous letter -on this
atrftjdtffr, ha io vsry ssuzims .to have this matter settled •imnediately
and- I Bffttld i/a .mueh obld^sd -if you would v/rito .me ;)y return mail
■jg’ours truly
•Pri-vat e Secret ary-.
Messrs. Baton & Lewis,
Ro Welch Case* With referenda to your let tor ctf
16th instant, I telephoned to your of fiee yesterday afternoon, to
knw if Hr, D* Infreville and your Hr. Lewis could not cone out -to
tho Laboratory this morning instead of Hr. Edi,i
York, Your Mr. Hodgkins, who took the message, promised to tele¬
phone us an answer t Ids morning-, ■ but as yot wo have heard nothing
Please inform mo if it will be con¬
venient for your Mr. Lewie and Mr. D'lnfreville to com out to
Orange- and see Mr. Bdiaon, who will bo glad to njsndar than all
possible aid in the case montionod"
Yours very truly,
Secretary,
Vm MV hXvor, 32gq
No» 19 hey atyaet .
2 have your totter <r£ ISfrh SnpPmy *1 *#*»& '
ir.v <& som of -our machinery at ■Beoihteli^lto tp^ teatflU
Ssefrtellsvilto Separator trill mt ,wrk Bi tiauhome [oi^ mn j
■th.ljs.%- we
$w>l |p?un, x-y},, •
M* $ }£■ ■
fy?v Y-os* Pity
I r,t«n, h.MMts^uo.to ewioo Of « fettef, tow
*“**•”* ^ *? «4
«W«Mh* «W » oj. ^ ¥ «uMte0<Mili ^
lft», »» «„ *»n»„ „ ,M ***„,, „OJ,M of
h‘V8 '*•’««»* » »< ®««=n. I dn wixn i.St».
tktw niton, a«M mu, o.t., isso, Mdiwmi » yowMI, tM
*“* ^>>» *>»« «ith jB«r lettot. »f m„ i!lsls„t,
tlasfitio vftc the latlsi* in *ipliodb e sonUortja aWve*
oofeobt>,> an,
t*. J5* Gt^pany,
efc»*.»,r 3,. » .f( e,oaiter!
Suit yCTt'Jt <rjiy ,
• 00(5 w the receipt of yo® favor of
in3tant’ inr*™^ »» Unit tuo picture* received by, your
C^pa** i'Kom'Hr,, A., A* Andereon of Paris, ftr waelf> v/ouW ^
to, :ua as, Qyfcaga t o-day .
^ .herewith check to the order of. Mr. John Clailin,
hnndrdd and sixty-five dollars, in. payment of Mr. '
bin mm, and the freight from Havre, also the
duty oh. the *U«4 4irt«n Houbo oxpenses-in ttl about $65-
xn aecc^a*. wUJOrow letW of 9th instant. Kindly aoknowlt^
ir4ceipf> vR dris'cik.
t *»6*£ ^.hdhJt y'mt faf ihsf pWmpfe attention which you have
*** H m m tw which you M taken ih
' ■ '
Wrtffr ter# truly,
L* § k
Letterbook, LB-045
This letterbook covers the period October-December 1890. Most of the
correspondence is by Edison and Alfred O. Tate. Many of the letters relate
to the manufacture and marketing of the phonograph and talking doll.
Included are numerous letters pertaining to the business of the Edison
Phonograph Toy Manufacturing Co. and to Edison’s unsuccessful attempt to
gain control of that company. There are also many letters concerning the
affairs of the Edison Phonograph Works and the Automatic Phonograph
Exhibition Co. In addition, there are documents relating to mining and ore
milling, mimeograph sales, electric lighting, and electric traction systems.
Other letters deal with the formation of the Edison Industrial Works and the
Swedish Edison Company. There are a few letters about Edison’s family and
his personal affairs, including the terminal illness of his brother, William Pitt,
and his efforts to rent or sell the laboratory and grounds at Menlo Park.
Beginning on page 81 is a three-page list of experiments billed against the
Edison General Electric Co. for the period Januaiy-September 1890. The
front cover is labeled "Thomas A. Edison General Letter Book Indexed."
The book contains 503 numbered pages and an index. Approximately 25
percent of the book has been filmed.
Joseph Wetzler, Esq*,,
#150 Broadway,
Replying to- yaxjr letter of- 16th instant, the ".Edison
Industrial Works u have Wen incorporated, but the organization
of the same is not yet completed, The Edison Industrial Works
will control mrtai&a. factories which are to be erected at Silver
Lake,. New J;®nsay.»
October 21, 1890.
;evens, Esq,, President
Edison Phonograph Toy Manufaotur:
As a majority of the present Board of Directors of the
Edison Phonograph Toy Manufacturing Company has decided that the
wishes of the stockholders would not be carried out by the election
of the gentlemen whose names v/ere submitted by ms to serve as
Trustees for the ensuing year, viz: Messrs. Stevens, Mackintosh,
and Richmond in Boston, and myself and Messrs. Borgfeldt, Istsisil
and Tate in New York, the opinion prevailing that a majority of
the Board should be selected fran among the stockholders in Bouton;
arid aB I am absolutely ■unable to carry out the plan submitted in*-
formally to the Board and viewed with so much favor by . all its
members, except by arranging representation in the manner' origin- ■'
ally proposed, I have determined, t-o bring the matter to the
attention of tho stockholders so. as to' place upon thei* uhduldaMS '
the responsibility of decision*
the g^Avest *Wportano<#t
quest ion at issue
StCrvG)!
October
85 04 *■* only ha'eovim$^ h m ***
SDrap «*»».*« aa03W M a,h0 ^
so far Xtfn -made to b9rrow money on asset* *p m mj>B ^
^*s.4vm lit1k^ or no hope of success in tlpt di roqtjuo^ qm
y%p. subscribe at for the unissued ptopk, end jt .«#$**#*
sold for leas* >he -assessment of the stockholder? l^s -Beyaral
timep bee^ mentioned, bid that I believe to be impracticable, as
Q graat maqr of them 'would doubtless bp unwilling to respond}
therefore this plan would fail for pant of unanimity,
more
-Octqbej
“ “*-»♦«»« w *«. I simply lwil „„„ «. ,
"‘’ST Wd*h *" thS ■*** S‘«Wi»lasm * tw comply
qp»SR»el weoting.
Yours very truly,
58 J'- Barker, Esq,,* Actuary,
She Perm Mutual, life Insurance Co
Philadelphia, Pa,
4rr Edia0n read voup letter of nth instant, in
v*ich you r«t him. to *ive you some idea as to the -branches Pf
the electrical business in which' fttal accidents are likely to
occur, and1 to explain which branches are perfectly safe.
In reply * he has inst meted me to say that high tension alter-
nating wires and high tension arc light wires, overhead, are
dangerous , and persons whose duty it is to attend to such wires’
or who are many way liable to come in contact with the .same, are.
certainly exposed to risk. On the other hand, low tension sys-
tems- are always- safe, and certain high tension. system when, m ■
even curren, 13 uaod and where the wires, are buried and not ex-
posed to the public, are attended with a comparatively small amount
of danger, .
■»
mm h & -
October 21
J°hh Clai’liiij
Church St,, worth St, & w, Broadway,
Mew Y ork City ♦
I » mch ,blW for „„ lau„ iaotant
en«oBint! you. *,„* t0 „ 0,ae„ ar Sa>a5> auo r0os.pMji
f0r entitled -u^ aft81. tJS „au .
veiy truly
October 23, 1890,
Sjujik©!. Inaull* EBq.,r
t^I6 & lv?' Sroa& '.iz.sosrt
I. bo'g; +.o onatirm xjpa ^T-atlA cwi tyj raospa go telephoned
you: fbora. this office tn-dby t
Yours
secretaifcy.
poto,bew 22, 18 §0.,
V? *?«. ’#ood»<.
Saltillo, Mexioi
Your letter of 15th instant in regard to Mr. Edison*
process for the treatment of the Agave family of plants,
hand, and in reply Mr. Edison lias instructed me t o say that his'
process inquires tanks holding several hundred tons each of
leaflets ih V'ndles; the action requires two and a half weeks;
of fibre or material; tie tensile strength
sr than by ordinary process. Mr. Edison will
not deal with stock oOmpan:
Private SOOJ,otary.
October 23, J890.
).jy dear Ytold,-
I have given a letter to iry A33i3tant, Mr. W. S.
logue, asking you to give him permission to make a transcript of
your list of stockholders. I am preparing a circular which we
intend submitting to them, but cannot have it ready in time to
send you a copy to-night. I expect to finish it to-morrow, and
will eit'her take qr forward copies of tie same to you at Boston.
We lave been absolutely unable to make any arrangement excepting
ori the original basis which 1 proposed, in Mr. Edison’s name, wijen
I first went to Boston. I hope that there will bo no feeling .
among the present Directors other than that a very important ques¬
tion has arisen in deciding Which the responsibility should be
plaped upon tic shoulders of the stockholders. ■ Mr. Edison and
nry'self will appreciate any courtesies which you may extend to Mr.
liOgUfe . yj
You ra very truly, ■' / £ t*
Private Secretary.
Daniel 11/eld, Esq . , , Sec ’y. ,
Bdison Phono. Toy Mfg. Co.
' Boston, Mas 3.
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October 20, 1890,
•Salmon. ,Jtyle, Esq., Ventilating Engineer,
Opr. Hamilton St. & N. J. R. R, Ave., Newark, N. J.
With reference to your letter of 21st instant,- Mr.
Edison has been t^ing to accomplish the result which you speak of
tor a long time. He has the same trouble from frictional elec-
tri-oity -oh the Phonograph cylinders. Ho first encountered the
difficulty on the paper Pf -his Automatic Telegraph System, and he
has pot- yet been able to oversows it.
Yours • truly.
Pri vat e Se'dr.o tary i
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tf&zjx ■JZZ&S'XU-*--
0 $£fi? p-
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^ K'Zjat ^ >to#£/a£, ^ :
^l7ti^tr^Tr^
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^ 5> ‘TtZef+ZS. iZ*,-~~
Doar Six*!-
With reference to your letter without date
to our Mr. Kennelly, I bag to inform you tint Mr. Ediaon will be
Pleased to a bo you at the toboratmy m orange any day that yo*»
find it convenient to Vieit utoi there.
I telegraphed you on tbs lath inotant, addreasing you
Hoffman House, How York, ttaking an appointment for Tuesday after¬
noon last, but tbs despot oh was evidently not received tyynu.
OttHfria? IH, 4<i5o,
s* Kit on,
1 teve /0" **»«■« art W* teth „latton
to tow ».«„ TO »j,.trte «,ios you
<*<* m p*t i »<na<i ttel* «„ b04w raao Io_ ^ ■
b*t„.n ^ ^ Itoaon.w.3„
^-y. »»*«,«,* .tat „ ,ave Jtl>t Bimjn jif ^
««, >l.tse w«» on account of twin trt.ehe,,, z lJO m% ^
it ««M bo toalnaw, -., enter into enet wW«a thee,. J*
it *>W» to wsotsjte peons w|llblt ^ raJ5h-
Vom*p
October 84#. JjSflO,
Major S«- a* Raton,
#120 Broadway , Hew York city
Vour memorandum in regard to Railway Truck Patents
io at hand. I want Mr. Vanaizo to look over the truck designed
by Plains, 'Hondbraon’ a chief draughtsman. As wo are about to
buildit, I want it compared with the patents Is has been looking
over, to *%ot> that «o are reasonably sure of froedom -f ram any in-
frin'g&nertt.
•Yours very truly
October 24, IS 30,
gomuel Inaull,
#16 & 18 Broad Strco
Now York City.
Dear Sir: -
On tlia 14th of August, 1390, Mr. Edison gave his check
ft»r 43,500 to tha Automatic Phonograph Exhibition Company. As I
understand this transaction, tho payment was a loan* Should? wo
hot "have soma .’acknowledgement of tho debt from tho Automatic
Company?
In hegard to chock of 7th July, 1890, for §3,000, and check
of July 16th, 3390, for 43,207.74, the information given in Mr.
Btttler' 3 letter of September 2nd to Mr. Randolph, to the effect
tint this money .was Used for the -Phonograph Syndicate," is vary
Mr. Edison las frequently complained ahdut ouh not
having foil infbnaation bn bur bboke in connection vA th payments
at this character, and you will oblige too by giVirfe the details of
fc^hn’Aotibn. So that a full entry ban bo mads Wn our *>-
"diSr-dn
iaerdtary
mm
October 24, 18 90.
3?(ijeoft Pho'nogvjsiJh Worku,
Mr. Henry 0. Waro,
Oral-ice, N. j,
I bee to confirm the following message which
transmitted to you this afternoon by telephone
''■PTeauo -ship nothing for account Toy Phonograph
Company until further notice."
Yours very truly,
October 24, IB 90,
S, .JPerry,- Esq., Secretary
The Edison Or? Milling Co., Limited,
#lfi Broad St., New York. City..
acknowledge the reooipt from you of Stock
Certificate Jio. 113V of the Edison Ore Milling Co., Limited, for
beins sent
part payment on account of ny bill against your Company,
As stated in your letter,
ibove certificate computed at
twenty dollars per share, represents a total valuo of twenty-
five tliouBarid dollars ($25,000).
Yours veiy truly,
October 25 . . j.8$
Dear Mr# Tate,
York at two o'clock
this afterncoj
"Have seen Borgfeldt, who ax- s t)
change in state o:f affairs; Kxo<
called on him yes teruay and
upon four Now York - , ar
he did not, but what. .0 die r>s.j
if lie we re elected to the Board
be hold in New York; .that it vrat
whether he was elected or not."
The above despatch embodi
with Mr, Borgfeidt. The Execut;
Phonograph Company called dpon him
to their questions hf informed them that he had
ticular desire to be on the Board, and that he Nfould not acci
a poaitidn on. the same unless their meetings wo he h^ld in New
York City, for the reason that it would be impradticablB fdr1 Wivi
to be present at theih d W iboh&tiOna v/ohe theY to meet; in
I asked Mr. Bohgfsldt if tVw Cotn&itieo'a visit to hiW IM (h
waY charts ed wto jjwat-us of tttoAkj and to replied <SWV,
October gij, ISilp,
X told him that X proposed telegraphing y<
Stated that such a telegram would reflect- practi^
occurred at the copsrultfttidn between himself and
Coamittee
Nothing of importance has come up at the Laboratory
your departure.
A. 0. Tate, Esq.
Boston,
Esq., Gen'l. Manager,
Schenectady ,
This letter will be handed to
Platt
who is employed in the Chemical Department of the
vflio win show your men the proper method of oxidi:
:.ab orat i
.11 remaii
Sohenei
people
mf fic;
themseli
Yours very
m<fj
H» BS*
I <# wh *o
Vfr lSjnM fork p#>p4r%y &**
■ / &* J bep w totem yw i\0 k *LV. «»t *ho Wrotory
L^&bctnuvtr prowfl* * U«^ .ty* ^ m rum of qW thousand
P*6*^ £^Wa) w^W. W ^Wv MW ftMT ton thousand
ra“^ *** *w,a ^ bu+Xfti.np^ ^v^ntr-gi* ^hotiswd dol3a«,
|nt4 incriudU« fi*tw*0* oanio of v^h *»* ®tiU there*
I have Rtiptfor lanfr block of land, ton or twenty acray— 3
S\>rfiot ^lioJwflf-tnotftd near the Laboratory at lrte.nl o, for whittfc 3
pM^w, thousand dollars cash; I will sell tm* for three thou-
fi'mfXj tixi> hundred dvlUi* {§3,500 J,
W,
S«. J>'« GreoMO, Bug
Aaaiotai
BOisau. i?.ar*?nl Xaocttric Company', He# York fjity
of 84th instant, with relatioa
to this teaifya for tlw anait raultipolar Motors, Mr. Edison ban
iflat:»nc<:etf. to say/ Mat the l/ 8 horac power motel io marly
ahd that all tho other siaes wilk w
tnjaploted at tto laborati
mate fmtt this aWaloli
Your a vory truly.
Private tbJ'Y^
October 27,
Connery, Esq,
'mth reference, to your note of 18th instant, in regard
to the removal and prevention of steel rust on war ships, 1 have
SPohcn to' lir. Edison upon this subjoct and he tells' na that nickel
-oteel till rust.
Yours very tiuly
PMVato Secretary,
(jjLWi
iXaotric fcight Company
Minn i
Dear Sira;
This will introduce to you Mr*. Pierre Richemond,
He would like to sea.
aon o£ tin great French engine builder.
y 9ur C antral Stat i on i
Letters similar to the above- were addressed by Mr.
PrOf. Marks, Phila., C. L» Edgar, Boston, Jno* I,
and S« Electric Lighting Coi, Washington, D. C.
. Edison to
Beggs , Ohicagi
Oct ob oi' 28, IS 90.
This lettor will be handed, to you by Mr. Pierre
Riohemond, of Paris, so* of the great Erench engine builder. Hr.
Richanond is desirous of seeing out* Central : Stat ions, ®jd" X would
ask you to be kind enough to give him letters of introduction to
your various District Managers.' I have already given him letters
to Messrs. Krousi, Marks, Beggs and J3dgar; .also to the U.. S'.
Electric Lighting Co., Washington, D. C„ and to the light company
ill. St'. Paul.
Your:
Samuel ' Insnll , Esq . , 2nd Vic e-Pre s ' t ,
Edison Oen '1, Electric Co., New York.
October 28, 1890.
Edison General Electr
This will introduce to ycu Mr. Pierre Richemond,
of the groat French engine Builder. He would like to see V<W>
Your 3 very truly
October 28, 1S90',
Sopiuel Instill, Esq., 2nd Vice-President,
18 Broad St., No vr York,
Deai? *Si^:
I enclose herewith explanation of experiments conducted
at tl;e laboratory from Jan. l3t 1390 to Septanbar 1st, 1890 for
the Edison General Electric Company, bills for which have bet
Youre truly j
Private Secretary ,
SXf SSrf ?SS',L*!I15SoAtf f’ rois™ '«■««*“
’ -Uiuy is., j.890 to September' 1st, 1390.
Exp orient Mo, 415, Bate ho lor Special
* l tof'JZ0**3* for Pw-iiyine 'Syrian Asphalt .
n 426 Mew .Furnace ior C. A. Brown- \
*■ 422, Carbon Experiment
aKperimonta above mentioned are for the Lamp
Manufacturing Department . *
Experiment No, 438, Feeder Patent Exp.
wL18 Porfoiued- in comoction with Local
Peetior Patent litigation, for Mr, Jencka, G .
Experiirant Ho.- 379^ Determination of Conductors;,
ciSra8tr°mi”“i‘“,‘' Edison ®““~ » «»
Experiment Ho. 400, Soot Exp.
This was an experiment to ascertain whether the ejection of
soot irora a smoky chimney could be reduced, with particular
reference to the 39th St. Station, ar
Experiment Ho. 303, Resistance of Wire
To de tormina the rasistanoe of v/i:
Experiment No. 126, Vulcanite Solvent. •
Experiment, No. 151 Wrought Iron.
Experiment No. 28, STORAGE BATTERS' •
Experiment Ho. 367, Insulation test on Gutta Percha, for NEW YORK
Works.
Experiment No. 355, Insulation test for Mr. Insull; New York '
Works, ...
Experiment No. 167, Meter Exp., self explanatory.
Experiment No. 194, Physiological; experiment's conducted in con¬
nection with death by electricity,
Experiment Ho. 428, Model Motor Meter; This was work performed in
connection with tho construction of a meter
for litigation purposos. The metar will also
be employed coninorcially by tho Edison Gen' IV
Company . Model furnished. 1 /
w.. i >*' <" %■.-* ■ _ M
Experiment No. 435, Test on Trolley Wire; work dona in determining
tha strength and. conductivity of trolley wire
for Edison Gpn’ 1. Elec. Co. Reports furnished
to Con ' 1 . Co.
Experiment No. 419, Testing Lightning Arresters; soli' explanatory ,
Experiment No. 417, Model Transformer, anil T00I3; Transformer has
boon remodeled and finished, and 'is now on
•' test. ' \ ■ '
Experiment No, 411, Lighting Lamps with Intorroif tent current;
Experiment for Mr. Edison.
Experiment No, 394, standard Copper Resistance; This waB work done
for Hew York Works; standard resistance mado
and furnished to Works,
Experiment No. 392, Winding bobbins for Siemens Alternating Ma¬
chine; for Edison Gen'l. Bloc, Co, alternating
our vent writ.
Expo rinant No. 403, standard Clark Colls; furnished Standards to
New York Works.
Experinent No. 400, Permeability of Cast Iron and Mitis; work done
for Schonoctady Works and curves and data
furnished.
Experiment No, 376, Alternating and 'Straight current machine, in
connection with-. alternating current work.
Experiment No. 378, Alternating Transformer, West ingiouoe Pattern;
work done, in testing and improving upon Westing
house Transformer.
Experiment No* 388, Dynamometer t o test No. 20 Dynamo; work done
, to test comnerSial efficiency of No, 20 dynamo.
"Experiment No. 145, Transformer; • Experiments made bn continuous
current transformer of 2 different types* Ma¬
chines made, but actual designs altered*
Experiment Ho. 369, Hew Style Lamp Socket; made at suggestion of
Mr. Insttll; model furnished to Hew York Wks,
with explanation and sketches*
Experiment No. 401, Test bn How meter made in connection with
Bxparimont No. 167,
Exp srimant No. 356, insulation test on Bonsilate; testa made
Bergmann & Co. on their order; reports fur- "
nisliod. ’ ,l
Experiment No. 353, Multiple Wire System; Experiments made to
' render mult ipia wire systems effective.
Bxpei-ir^nt No. 260, Seals for Determining location of Potior Mains
this was an apparatxis %at haa boon ua 6ft o var
^inoo its completion in 'determining conductors
for Control Stations, It will. continue to bq
exceedingly useful in that rospoOt.
Experiment No. 363, Alteration on Spray we Motori Style G. This is
part of Mr. Edison* s* car schema, arid also
.part of gon oral dynamo o onalimcjfion.
Experiment *0. ,247, Mains; experiments connected with under¬
ground ay at on.
Experiment Ho. 434, Repairing Instruments for Mirnaap oils Exhibit.
...
m,iit reterpnee to your ipttdr of SflUi instant tid-
ICO Mi** Kdiaou, in rceard to his old a^LAeat Hu* 449,
^l.4d Jtmo 2&* 1 tiHSty, which tea 'peon put in intepfe«*ei^^, f.4,^ a
WW et K»«fcHaiHanf #33?, {530, Aueust 2, 1837, appli^t&on fay
'way i'ilski 3Istt Juno, 1333, Mr* .Edison any a that he. cannot
jp: back of tho dater of i‘i tine this upplioatim tooPo them About
waoH# her <tb«)3 noflf th.i\ih* ho even i-aducod it to practice*
Youra
Private Socvtoiary
Ofctetrfli? 31, 185)0,
Dear MaUi
ITotiha t ruly ,
Sri Vat a- Secr etary *
> «hvt;ai’e'tb.J-1,iiwoii,
\Mr. Edison soya in reply to your letter oV 28th
inatdnt that theVmw to v/hom you refer can occupy the room over
the dfi'jco xMUl notified to the contrary. Mr. Edison expects to
-ifoll tii6 fYtfetot# pretty soon.
Insull, Jtsq,, gnd Vie
•eoaidont .
Wnr York City
W\«h refaroiifc?, te :/oui' i*4t of ol‘ 3l3t ultimo} in ratjan
to Ad.ta?fto*inB 3)ummo oaa converter, Miaon toa inntjructed aa
“to infMte ym iha.t tho IsotBiadto data* #*,*■ the# J\^tomai itjg Dynamo v;
ftimiaW t-e Hr. j}^4e**aj» t^roo **»!$ «0o. **4. J5<t&<m mde»C
atafida tkii the- go aural drawing hfta heart fittifiUdd and oJily .waits
tte arprovai of tU*. m«den*40n, when the detaild &w to
ft I’ow daya^ If y^n widl hato t)» ptotu mU
ttpnPVal, tW Ct&l ho aonspi9t.dd
ranged i«
bane fdi* final
# lit# h&xt 'ntsoh
dm* ,# i'» ^M}* /*>* 4ULbH& M\iu for
»ieh?.T«»; it be itemfaWt^d m>\\ 0 v4«fa‘\
ttfii 'V*4
a aw it? to rosian from nwmbar^ip in «» 0RAHG1
* raaoon that W time ia a0 M<ib. oocupi,* it *
» for «• to avail mjraolf of the privilege, exteretpd
I Viah ay i»aiBnation to take effect at pnea*
Vottra vary troly,
one*.
Yotirs vary truly,
I Joniw t <y yoaign from mgmfcarahip in tho i@» jrtow;
AJCHHSTM* CIWB, for trbs. wawm that ny tine iB
it is- imrtnaotieahltf foi iv to avail my.elf of the priviUuwa
oxtunaed to namhora. 3 Ash *v r«a lunation to tatee
New XorJc' Athletic, <pjoiiy
#104 Woat Jx'uftert,'
Btov Toa3t Qity *
November 3, 1890V
Edwin M» Fox, Esq,,
The Junior Travellers Club,
#S St, James'' Square, London, S. W,
England,
Pfliwal* S8wsAjarf«
W dear Sir:-
Xour letter of 2nd ultimo was duly received by Mr*
Edison, and the natter of presenting a phonograph to the King of
Sreecp was referred to the Edison United Phonograph Company,
tfiXla BUildiug, New York City , Mr, Edison would be very pleased
tb- make the presentation suggested ware he at libe rty to do so*
3J» phonograph. in Europe, however, is controlled by the United
Company and Mr, Edison's relations , with it do not permit hitt ti
make presetftat iojis of this character direct.
Yours very truly,.
Edison Phonograph Works,
New tfersOy
Mr. Henry C. Ware,
Mr. Inanll has addressed a letter to Mr. Edison in
regard to sending a phonograph to Mr. Villard's daughter, who is
present in Baden-Baden, 'Germany, and I believe he has alsc
written the Phonograph Works on the same subject.. In the lettej
r&fbrrbd to Mr. Instill asks Mr. Edison to instruct the Phono.
^x^ctly vtiat to send to Miss Villard,. Will you please
Edison in regard to this, matter and he will give you verbal
struct ions concerning the
Yours very truljr
Private Secretary^.
KoVSmbeJ*' 6, 1890,
Years very truly,,
@dJ.i?on Phonograph Toy Mamifaotvu* ing Co,,
#95 Milk Street, Boston, Masa,
Dear Sir}- ' ■ . . ' .
I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of -Slat
ultimo, advising me that at the annual moe t ing of your Company ,
hold at Portland, Maine, on October 30th, 1890, 1 wa£ duly, elected
a Director*
In reply 1 beg to say that I cannot accept this position*
November 6, 1890.
ten'oe.
Yours veiy truly.
Pjwf. Vta. D. Marks,
The Edison Electric Light Company,
Philadelphia, Pa.
1 have your letter of 4th instant in regard to my
Photograph, in which you state "It always worries n» to see that
the zipc of the battery is pulled up and consequently there can be
•* assume the error was made in exactly the same way as
jv)u have erred in the above statement— that is, through inadver-
November 6, I89p'«
#16 & 18 Broad Street,
New York City
Here is a copy of a letter under date 31st Octobe:
1890, reoeived by Mr* Edison from Philip S, Dyer in regard to a
Company -which is being fonned by Mr, Woekatz, Mr,. Wockatz, who
is endorsed by Dyer, seems to be con&ervat
ibr a reasonable sumi— $50, 000-~and Mr, Edison has no objection,
so -far as he is personally concerned, to granting the request to
etfLl -the proposed Company "The Swedish Edison Company, « I do •not
think "that this trill o onf Hot with any existing contracts, but i
'Aft ^Looking t he matter' up , With reference to subscribing to the.
stock of Wookatz* s Company, Mr,, Edison does not care- to do this
himself, but has thought that the General Company might perhaps
%efe ire to become interested in view of possible orders for goods
irijih ithat source* ■■
Y0'cn*S vefjr tifrisjjr*
Bhivtvte , Se ere tary .
cop Y.
Antwer
Dear
Y/ookat:
who has boon my agont in Sweden for the
10 mafl9 a S22eaa of the Edison businose
f th° S00d ^terial your company have
now concluded to put his business into
years,
there ,
turned’ out in the
He asks mo to writi
the swodish Edison Co. (
Y/ill you kindly permit him t(
Ho is a regular Edison man, t
and has dono some good work.
to you asking for the right to
Gothenburg.
buys and installs only our goods,
well cstabli shed ‘ business
The capital will bo about §50;000,
burg. / . 1
taken in Oothen-
Ito wanks you and Mr. Upton in the CO,
both .subscribe about §3000 oaeh,
1 have written. Mr. Up-
talk ov^r the matter with j
and would like to have
smaller amount if you win.
on this feubject, and expoot he will
Mr. Wockatz
With'
■'kindos t regards
•cdy, ( Signed J PHILIP
Y/ockath has ' also the .agency A,y tile Phonograph and Phono
November 6, 3390,
This do to certify that Mr. EVERETT W. FRAZAR has beei
employed in ray Laboratory and has given entire satisfaction
in the -work which he has performed. .
November 7,
A* A. Anderaon,
i£59 Avenue da Saxe,
Franoe,
Mr. Mdie.n ha, asked me t o ths Moslpt
yevr totter «nd.r date 22„d September tost, .hi« u.",
4,0 »»«•»* « "OH. Veer picture «, ..prnina
has alao ta, received t, Mr. Edieon. ft arrive in e„„d crUi
end no. oooupie. a prominent place in Mr. Edison', reeidcnc., *
It is much admired by evexyone nho sees it.
Mr. Udiaon remitted a cheek for the amount of yottr bill >
•Mr. Claflin, and no doubt you have heard f«m tie latter m rege
to it ere this.
Secra^,
Mr* Edison tec road yow letter of <n*i mi
mean* to «» oa* of vr*zQh vewua MiaPtw aid W.wp ljt ^
lot t» pay noro than *«>rQJ», tho *Mn* etatetf. to 7^r Mt«i
Mr. £di«on tea also woeivbd your not® of «« data as-tcS
in t»epd toli*pm on Bitet notating, and ha appro**, ofyw
pataiiins 3Vr»15rovodit in tho matter.
Yours voiy tr-u3y.
W Miller,
Yours
Novamjbiw
JD0»r Mr* Sdi'afim^.-
I 6tt.cloa* htfwfith aopiijs of lottarg frppj JJp,
Cl^dboume and- thomas R« Jointerdi t}»t waro received In to-day
iail^ oojvfcaiifl of which. nor a t.ele idion&d to you at Sohoneotady
this raominc*
V Aura very- truly*
Vf$Mnj i$w
j^avanibai
>•*.» «th *, liMli
ma,b “ 41 »*. *■-**»- tte
,«w » *u tlon fIi ?WotisaUj, to Ms in
”** ** »•*-«*« * develop
ff'Wi&tftffl that r/ny jakaast.
Y<W^» vary trujy,
**»*&&#. lOUBARO,
Vice Pre
Th4 Horth American phon
f Signed)
»»»? Bfciy hayi} boon thai* ■ ^ acoou»t at this w ,
• theJf0 *•«». Who can t0U? t rk
£££;r « ■ *srA -
•t«ns about «out *« , •
>«« MawwJar • ™» »<M«| *«, ^ anamio^
d> R. c it idk.i, >
November 12, 1890*
A, B'» Dick Company,
#162 - 154 lake Street,
Chicago, Ills,
Dear Sirs:-
In looking over your remittances on acoount of Royalty,
X find tint I lave reoeived from you the following sums:
Quarter ending October 1, 1887---— - $551. 13
* • January 1, 1883— - — 597,20
" tt April 1, 1888^ — ■■ - 903,03
" " July 1, 1888—*. — - - — 6W-49£
" " October 1, 1888— , _ 495*86
■ " January 1, 1889 - — l&r+SO
* " April 1, 1889 - , - 518*24
* " July 1, 1889-, - - - 5Q7*36
0 * October 1, 1389— - 540*97
" .• January 1, 1890- - — 638*71
" “ April 1, 1890— - ■*-,*-*- MfajM
" " July 1, 1890- - 0
» " October 1, 1S90 - 562,53
Por the first six months of the p6ar 1837 tie Royalty paid
tte amounted tO $1148.33; ibr tile ya&r 1838 $2690*33* and fbr $3b
Pear 1889 $2205*2? ; and for the firs'fe three quarters of, the yesf .
4899 li M4b amounted to $1904^62v if the Royalty foi* gtaftaer
TC?f year just nqw drawiilft -to a close is p&WttHtf&ate
^W<^liji# ]p,aid for the preo^t^
quhrters of 0 /e«ry .
A. B. BicJt C(
Yours very truly
«■* -V Y*r
1890.,
S « 3"e t a ? ji ,
TJae 'Sktiaon Kloetrio liitiminat ing Company,
Mount Camel, Pa.
On the 6th of October last I sent to you by res/latered
a certificate •tip. 1,
rry name.
Stoch or ybur Company , fdp the purpose of having three sharps o,f’
transferred to Mr. P,
Cert ificate
45 shares
I have not yet received from you
an/ acknowledgement of the communication referred. to* end I
not 'uwfbrstjsnd why there should be 3uch, A dO Isay inhavirv; th
Upon res eipt of this letter* will y ou vary kin&y
.the matter ytfds* attention #ul iurv/ard the two certificates
to me 'at -Qr^heo, very mnbh obliging
Yours truiy
*?♦ AteEma,
Ensign qq
3? h a p ), c
4Nf fcaib&rt
!aiKi»Nwa^
-2-
November 15, 1890,
V* 11. McRae, J5sq.
will take the half page on inside oover next to reading matter,
referred to in. your letter now under reply, j wiU try and SQnd
you some special matter to fill this space before you go to press,
but should you fail to receive it, you can copy pur advertisement’
which is at present running in the “Electrical World,"
Yours very truly.
Private Secretary,
Nflvcmbop 17
> 1 thiiMc* giitf the
3 otitalbctue of
of «a6h, aVu* «JSb
J* E3(Jr>
' 0 0 * ., Russia,
Edioort Phonograph Works,
Orange, N, Jk
Eear Sirs:-
Youra trtdy,
Private Secretary,
Orango, h. j, November 17,
Kdison Phono Graph Toy Mfc. 00,
#95' m i l k s
to ,ho vdrtoug roport. ,hla> ^ ^
• " Wi“ y0Ur °''4or ftr »hp mopufaswo of epoukiu,;
“* 1*“* be‘"“ ‘ Prorooeo fro„ «.
°f *te *«■ »y ropr.„„WUvo,
T”m- “ °w °r ”M°h ~ f™ « «. » ««. oo Bl.;
to too. 0, 0000 oho, ootioo you propogo taMug ,„o .aUor 0f .
sottlomont.
Maauf.oturo *ag auopondad ourly in Hoy ,lnoo ,hl„
*1”° " h”° “itM pMl8"‘ly *>' ™ ooouir. on
•hot «„uld u.oio, you to o thoroughly iutouigea, uudorotaud.ug
tho ouhjoot, 0„, boyond fo-urdiug «, oopioo of . ,..p„r,„ „hich „„
hovo hod fro. you, .•opr,„o«.,1,„I1 „ tUl0„ „ ^ ^
uo, pormlt ,hl..»a«„r ro„.to -looser Ip o ototo of „gpe„,o uud
thorofor that you „lth „ gofioit.iy by roturu
tteii..
Yours very truly,
KDISON- PHONOGRAPH WORKS
(Bignefl) THOS. A. KDJSON
Pr^i^nt,
Kowtaba*. IS, IS 90,
Doev? Siri,- "
a»?ayT.r-K to J'CUT letter of recent fl^te, I ^ to my
that I do not heliov* in the accumulator ayatem for railway XOrfc,
In regard to yow rkormco to the Woatinshouno mtlwl,* *o*-
ducti^ the curv-ant by a oonWraU. I bsC to iafom^ ^
thia system was Patented by mo a number of yearn a^o,
I hayv boW vrorki»e. for some time with the object of -per-
f0Ct“& * *"* ***** which render overhead -wires uavecese,'^
itt. ^oh it ia necessary to overcome a ^ea't -W
dtffioaities „
Yours very truly.
(*riiit-4ym HavoataAt, Esq,,
Park Avont* Hotel, Kaw Yor* City*
f
November 18, 1390,
B« Ward Leonard,
iiight & Power
Esq., Gen' 1. ManaG«*V
Dep't,, Edison Gon'l. Electric c<
Now Ybiic City.
With reference to your letter of i8th instant, Mr.
Bays that you bad tetter postpone the issue* of your #5 c
jue, entitled "I’aots about Electric .stationary Motors," ^
decided to make some chances ih the small typo of motor
Yours veiy truly
Private 'Secretary,
November 19, 1890*
Thomas B. Connery,
Llewellyn Park,
With inference to your note of yesterday, Mr.
Edison uill be pleased to see yourself and Mr. Clarke at the
laboratory to-day about noon.
Yours vary truly.
Private Secretory,
Sarmal. lmmil
SWilAing, Brogd
York 0ity ,
^ tQ l<e.
’** *« V ♦.***, ,
m8WaeS * «>» *W, «*.
-W.psa^t;
pi-. *,:* a***;,
Sanu»l
meoaa^a %n
Yours
Yours truly.
laoretary.
Bear sir:»
I quo lose herewith far your lnformtio.u .copy of a
messnee toich to-. Edison earned to fee telephoned .to-,day
Insull, relative to an arrangement tfhich Mr. Edison desires sput
into effect in oonnoot iori with the Pinswgrsph Works-
Mr* Henry C, Ware,
Edison phonograph Works,
Orange, H, J,
Novowtaoiv.isth, 3.89, 0
S«»ug1 Inrnm, Esq,,
Edison Suildine, SroaU Etj.Qot,
New y0rtt city,
Dear Sir:- •
to W ». ^ tae '*** -* 1 oausea
to W telephoned to you- to-day *-
cormoetion with Phlnolmp^Wo^^1^^ W«*B«aa«t in
oo-i Room and- supply ft w-i+v. „ A 1111 *P“t a motor in t»ie
The Works staff "g be **>“ the LaboratoS
and Mills*., The^ii J! °!d ta Ballou, Student HZ'
^tnuoks.
man\ Jn ^ 3:001 Room ^ trill at .the
to^ finish: Oro Miiiin»^Sti°n,W°y more than ,3ix
attaohnents and 12 modeS^pton^S •ma3c9 ni«kfll-.AiK'8aot ‘
auspens ion we will make uo our P»rioa of
aaooniing to contract, ohL*lL ? 0anta With £iPPlncoft
“f ^diOs,. old and L tewTiBB- woh as1 tables
o5 iLtdV0thiMff *>■ <*0 WorS^iff1?41 te *toe*. having
leL ^°^in? t0 “hhtvbet. All 22^i?£ 2?' b00n °hargea
^®“w. ^ ahaolottf -wi^n £»,<» »»*<* old Wfc* win doubt-
?rtbliI’0r TO ,sS®^».
Hott aecbdnte & 9J*' *****- Wo '»iu put v:
*** “* ^*ventbry .evo^hiiw. «
' /fit {* /; ' tv:>^
November 0,9, 1890.
•Karlostraase 66/2
M u n i e h, Germany .
Mr. m,m tas reroirM ^
*****«. „0P0SM ,talu. „
2 “ ** "r- *“■“ ,te*ira" - - — - - -
~r. b»,m*.s a9siw ^ hmSsiim M
November, is-jtfv
Ahte?mtie> Phanoeraph Exhibition 0o«,
#l<i Park Ho, tt, Mow 7 01* City,.
■Sffar Siro1,*'-
Refei*i*ing to tho cor.^wt Saws y» Isis
ot Wrl1' “*>• “■> to tto elm
1 h°”’by y°u *hat 1 «"* ** *»w« «*»
«^«bcteM ■*. duplicate of «, ,TO, ,kita J, ^ M
Ch» Standard Slot Machine Phonograph.
I to, prepared now to ^ out alI th0 provisions bJ, ^
^oament Pertaining to manufacture. The sixth section provides
*' d9liVSry at a rate not t0 oxc^ fifteen Chines per day, to
Ua ^ulated from time to time upon thirty days' notice. ^
Please advise me Where to deliver your duplicate model,
November 18, 1890,.
P. P- Venable, Ph. 13., F. c. S.,
University of North Carolina, (
Chapel Hill, N. C.
Bear Sir:-
In reply to your letter of 11th instant, in regard to
the occurrence . of platinum in North Carolina, Mr. Edison has
instructed me to infom you that his assistants panned in every
SQld stream in North Carolina without ever getting the color of
Platinum^
Mi*. Chas. Mo Gregor,
Mount Vernon, H. H«
Dear Sir:-
I return herewith the newspaper articles which ware
enclosed with your letter of 10th instant . Mr. Edison is so bu¬
sily occupied with his experimental work he has not time to peruse
them.
Yours truly
Private secretary.
4a 'Tm- //K*L-
•Novenjb^r i20,,
iifcn'iwl IpstiOi,
Svviaort SuiltH%, E^id st,
•Nn* Vorjc 'fci’fcjr.
I beC to *moV1,uc me^o * elo ped >ou
tha Laboratory this jpwn.ij^.;
•“■ *«w»r wi-tta* ts *ue \(bmi •*».
Phonograph (Ume*kf>, iwlW^iagt dbaac »£ • tha
cl 03 ing down <& tj» Vorko* I ratfw.^ianiX '.
there are a number <rf‘ aminos thli -oV^ild
1,0 oont *n by the J&eaJ ^oc^ati.^s fjar
,J>air» Thpso ouefeft to bo Wtw>Vafi ,iji%
#i£4 .you w-ite HI*! 3 at t*r< tftm you#- HA:
<*° fpu win!) <rer to di • A* ' '
VWtf* tjnflr*,
f
•Ho.vtjMpor
Bdiaon Building, Broad Street.,
• O? **1*00 tov*nt]a •«» .Iforatto Of the .nwotiji
**r °T **Widea of tha A»tw»ti0 Phonocwaph .tt&Ulft&on
$bl» 'rtcora ip 0wr<?«t»
*n r^rd to. the mtfitmes trm -the tKutiariftttiMW
! Company, Jwd-^rfcady- gdv«n an
tpiesti on was whether tha
sitti&t tinted for the
for Abo so 250, ■ and tho
modal of Gilltlond's . shows be
)3d one, pf oouriKf '.this hn ,no ,v/ay Urtte^wres
S(6aon a nifitht - antler his contract* Mn. Edison .notified
****!* t0-^ * **•*■ '*»**• tod ready •* model
* k «,e Standard Hachto, of the Company., and hfdvised' them .that
' Waejr*opSr*d to »«wy -all thr jpsoviaions of , the dement
1 **f * *•.««*•**•. *«* «* »«• tint underlie -contrast
H ** and JWlsfb -of .nhav-dhull bo used. Ti*
?. *** Wtfir aa ** #*> ^ts <w Vha -cava* with -res-
f mk^' ^^nc^aro other **» ****«„,
| *** ff ** #«* ***> of oonrne, Object to
* ter ^ CbCTlaffv_,
f- ZOf, ^8v(V
ibtfn'Ss «+ Won*
#*a> a r, v, £ <3, w u y.
• <*&•* Ycpfc.
' ^ **** ** w*«W****«i» Vfitji mny re*«*j* ^
1*“***' m" t”i‘*St' «“»■•»« <*»•<* *„«, .60MWj,
w.~ir ■«*.*,. «»« t„ Btoo„ of «m uanau
jvafvh Exhih5>i't'&».
■ht*y*. K' ”'M*a »“*Wl *»* umm * lOT>li%, ww£
,amltoi”“'t« * *»*•*«« **». to WWlMlte ?1,
«®. .—****. to can ^ *, *«„„ „r ohsres rf B,0 „<w
iswittiS ^ t*i expiration of- thr.
5 y“nra t'Wffl tho dfttij of the o«*v.
lanaat.. OwWvTOnM.^* to oonaitiom „b««jnttli,
***? H*mM “ *h“ *—>' — » M mimmi*
«** .V *** tte, fax* «»M b. „ort „,*<»*, ttan „
w « ** «*»«•».«* n** «** *.. Sdlw„ -in
*"'* *«.'*» «!• a*«ta ia tj» **„*, „W «*(*, t„ wt lu
SJWMSmi 9n fcmferatw HMWfc *tt» paao.at jm j tWoi,
“ **M to 9 sa.9 19* »W fc ** m 4 <, _
»*teuan)rt » •«* w*w ,*tti* k^Wumki,
WWitoSK,
#$yt.
'November
13 i ok ,
President,
Qhicago, iaia(
* bog to i
l7th instant, replying t<
e^nph 3aiea» ■
acknowledge the receipt >>**«,. **,t9r
omine or the lath, in ^ to ^o.
laeratood ny question. j
iot biy the Mimeograph fastis,
- ™ voinne of busing .done by ,y o„r. .oonjpany
ysara 1887-8-9 4 g0,
I ♦>** you admit that it to „w ro„!B8 ,to
■* H“‘ ,01”* *■“
V“ ;•* bn,"oh °r ~ *-“«• **«.
POlnt’ “ *" *«* “■* yooro I „
« ^oot , P.y.».i Horovs„, „ thm ^ ^
I «» »„* yra „„ toTO w tortl„t,rtsh0„
W“mano8 <* tM‘ « «• P«S.« .otond.au'
I r*f e:
Yom>* w.
•No.vsnibar 20,
Esq,,
hd*ea'' BvmiW, Broad st#„
flew Y^rj, city.
* to Oonl’S»vs Aft, W.^,,
t* «. ^ ^^::zrw —
0omp%yf8tflPday th3 letter to Wl.e :NiciWa^aot
JatedSS;*i9SfS^J® jj£g°
Slvt **»»«*» ^tril *• «
Of. tana «n * * wvtahtt
eection provide a for doliv^, Ste ;sST
firtaon machines p*r dayv V^ 3 'rf'a ,xaKt to ^xceeid
?Lrn^y^r
mudel* youra tr^
rrr is with"° n°w
■ S^iS ’Conjje^ 4
532^-“ 2«i** ■■«* *» hotter -to
rt vrent *. ft, «*» XSkcb. morMjjf **
tlWft.vaiy ttVj2{-h
lUfiyam'bar
lance
Now vorfc pity
' ~ o. ft. iG vqcv eltoirafle '.that
*■***”**”"» “*>*» .*» **«.*..*
2' “ *"** tto »f «” — ~ * «*«*«
goinp aTO for „»voral oontel. ^ ^ ^
Sleaao lot n® hear from you.
Youra va jy -fcreily
November 20,
LI, Bag,,
Building,. Broad St
New York City.-
X oxntwnd tat Mr* 0. English ha. aa^M „
ItaW °,e- »”V«»»h °«W. Hr. A. S. Van<
too., ha. returned tr.. Minneapolis a„d ,„M j,
»• «»«.,«, understand, tho phonograph
thoroughly . I do „0t tear M», hi. buainesa qualif ic.tloa, ar,
b« th, poop!, ,ho aro looMug p,r 00ma ^ to ^0 Hr. ^
doubtless oiae «. up, Have ,« W any opportunity to
form an opinion of his opacity?
Privuto $5eei*:taiy.:
Richards i
itttffcscntf
Yours vary truly,
NoVembar 2Q# 2S^o,
^ dear Shaw,
Mr. Edison returned from’s
J*»»» ajao.t i.TOdiat.ly f0P
^ 1 ilhdfl^stand that
TO" “« I *«*« 4^, t
henectady, but
IJuron to sae v
of next
*0ok,
YflUiu®
S^oitetaiy,
-3.2 iamupbrtj J>a*
*’**'•' Ito'- i«w to •«,. aairi, „
tho, oobjoo., „ »WU«. B^api, .Binder, ^ nl,kel.,lot '
^ “** *"— * “»• «* >. *- on Mo *,*
“ 1 ™* ** °m™ *te‘ f- Ml >»en received at m
m ,tom"OT •* “ ^ *«*» *•»* «pre,oi.n *
opinion tmtter. ■ I aaaumo, ■ Jiooover, that you win
go. ahead and o tinplate «» opinion,
■ **“ *"*“ * *■> ** **- lotto, of 13th in„u,
” tnoMW *«** oi.raisonWo. Jo, af(!. G0.
•i.i. in 00. Jirot I MVO oi* in « io not op, J
*° *“* ,,,r “i-'towm.. ..iMk, tte Oi- nt
ooopaiar. Wa have already nollMoa ttol or era _ _
November
IMm. 4 tort.
Now Yon*
1 "”l0“ l»>-»«th chock of ,
*•**•<».
th9a>0”ta,v " «»t0 or
°C°^ 3‘“* «• «m ow,
wd oblige
Incroaao
woaipt,
Your a
So or at ary*
Novcm'otfr 21,
JV q* El*W» W'l. Manager,
Jtiseowi Wppoffraph Qomaw,
.St, V»uia, Mo,
tear .Sir;-,.
’ ia°” tm ^ ^our Xettor of ,14ih instant, ruia-
“* *““» *«, *..,«* W, «
■ *■ ”’5iy * to3 ****«' ” ‘» **».>"* th,t « ^ ^
* * !—«««. V H» ,» **, tte ^
•»«*. »f «. «. **. **,.«,» fc thi, tlm^
Wi’orat'“ *>» ***»» ^ «* rMm
*“ tera " ““««»» *•* *«c, Wmw)H.'«K,
(Oroeon), «, ha yto „adl^ IM ^reoi_
ated to a voxy great extent* It win coat a large amount Of »**
«**"•*.«••»(..•* *'»*** l««d» ^
the Dforld'a $air of 1S92.
Edison Phonograph Workf
Orange , Now Jersey
I bog to confirm the following order telephoned to
your Mr, Ware this afternoon!
Please send by express, prepaid, to Thoina3 A. Edison,
Port Huron, Michigan, one phonograph, tested for music-
icords; one reproducing funnel 18 inoh; also speaking
and hearing tubes, single,
Walter Miller will bring down to the Works a multiple tube, arri
tap dozen musical
>rds, which are to accompany the above ship¬
ment, Please get these goods off to-day if at all possible to do
Yours truly
Privat e Sec rotary ,
November 2gf iago-,
iuthor
dlson Gen‘1. Electric Co,
Udison Bdg,, Broad St#,
cuta forward, please advise
much oblige
Private Be i
WW**? S4, 1390i
hivor ,
#19 2ay Street,
51a«s9 furnish Mr. Ih
assistance v&ieb 3» may require :
and Pernafont Monw.n?nts at Ogden,
h«lp needed, aM much oblige
Lehmann with all the
erecting Triangula* ion stat.;
Kindly 'see that he gets all
Yoiu*3 very truly
Edisoh,
November 24, 189b,
PoiH Huron,
English has itedigrtecl tttem New York Phono^&ph Cofnpah'y,
tfaft&eftiimn tskfe ‘to be wiofexshdSa for t-b plates* ftiatr d6
you think? V/hen do you returns
Samuel Inauli, Esq's i
E&LiibVl Euildihg, iiredd St. ,
foeW *idi'k City*
■Dear Sil’S
■ , C ^8 to .aoimowljJdgo^ laying r do aired, t
WiBeafle ettdlostuSS ri^r rftfl il & 0 4bU& to you
\ ' Yoterte very truly
I r/<nr ' '«?<>
j /hctfou (Z,/,
~.<c* ^/ T f"~
n ... , *
J\T^ **> ^ VU-r+lteL
;ity^ w ^ r# &***. ^
uAjJ,.
a*y *«t. atMlk/ ... ■ f .
. *“-* .— &. ^6 ^ ^ aUrf.
Tho Edison United Phonograph Co,.,
G. E, Moi*i3on, Esq,, Secretary,
Mills Building, Nov; York (
Your letter of 04th instant to Mi*. -Edison, asking him
to name a time when it will bo convenient for the writer to meet
you. at the Laboratory for the purpose of auditing and verifying
the accounts rendored your Company, ia at hand. I will write yoi
later and will make an appointment for some day next weok, when I
siiall be pleased to see you at the Laboratory for the purpose
mentioned,
Yours truly,
Kdison Electric Illuminating Company
I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your lett<
stmt, enclosing Certificates of your Company, one
shares
the Capital Stock, and anothei
Shaw, Esq,
received y
si" out your wishes as expressed therein,
I enclose -herewith 'Certificate No. 58 of the
Illuminating Co. of Mount Carmel, Pa., in your na
share!
the Capital Stock of that Company . These shares of
u bsr Mr. Edison. Kindly acknowledge reoeiut n-r
and oblige
Private Secretary,
Nov.\ 25, 1890.
Your letter of 15th instant to Mr, Eclii
Phonograph Toy Mfg. Co. lias remained unanswered owing
to press of husinei
At the adjourned stockholders meeting held in Portland on the
50th of October last' Messrs# Weld, Mackintosh and Hutchinsi
Lth several thousand more votes than Mr. Edison
to command, and they elected the:
Board
As to the affairs Of the Toy Company, I beg to state that they
very large amount of money to the. Edison Phonograph Work
connection with the manufacture of speaking mechanises. Mr.
Edison’s Circular to the stockholders asking for their proxies
in effect a request to place the control of the business policy -of
tim Company in his hands, and: was made in the belief that the
pc-t'ience at the command of himself and those associated with him
Ln merchandising new fnvpntions would ensure the ’sue caps of tha,. /
I'oy Oompohy’s buBinesa. Jn ordpr to ca'rry out fully and quickly
;ho plans uh '.eh Mr, Edison had in it was necessary that he
should have control of the machinery of the - Comjsany, and , ho
Ste-yart,
November
therefore asked permission to name the next Board of Directors.
.In addition to this, it was felt that if the Company's chief
creditor, the Edison Phonograph Works, knew that the, Company ' s
policy had been formed and was being matured by Mr. Edison they'.
Would have rnoro confidence in the ability of the Company to carry
out the various provisions of its manufacturing agreement, and
would for the same reason exercise more forbearance with raspect
to the Company's debt ponding the development of a trade which in¬
experienced .hands ought to be a large one. This part of the
arrangement was misrepresented to the stockholders through the
medium of the press by inspired statements to the effect that Mr.
Edison,, personally, was the Company 's chief creditor, and it was
intimated, on this account it was undesirable to, place the control
of the Company in his hands . Mr. Edison is the Pres ident ' of and
" laree stockholder in the Edison Phonograph Works and they are
the Company's chief creditors. The Company's debt to Mr. Edison,
personally, foots up only a fbw thousand dollars for experimental
work. While there may be a number of stockholders who oven under
these circumstancos might ImVe considered it undesirable to give
I..r. Edison control of the Toy Phonograph Company, the reports
Y'ric-, worn issued, arc none the .lens mi sat at entente which, in ex¬
plaining ’.he matter to you, I consider it but just to correct.
November- 25, 08 go,
to is .«» tt8,[ww
801“M “ “CMe 40 “•• '"«»« «*,
JOllW “ * «**“*• «“ *» - & :»
8"t"t ‘,S01i”e “* “ * »»>»- ** m,s„t SMraj
**. ““ *" “MrM "*,5>“ ■» »»— ««!».!, «d »hoUy U tto
Hands of those whom the stockholders have
i entat ives . Under thdu
iolected as their repre-
lipcumstances, 1 can make no prediction
as to the future of -the C««pany, as- X am entirely nnfamiliar with
the methods which it proposes to pursue.
Yours Very trirly,
Private Seoretary<
November 25, 1890.
North American Phonograph Company,
#160 B r o a d-way ,. New York City.
With reference to tli? auditing of the Laboratoiy
, books' by your Company, we wish very much that you would finish
this work. The Edison United Phonograph Company also desires to
audit the accounts, and wo do not wish them to start in until your
audit is completed* Mr. Edison is very much dissatisfied with
the delay whioh has occurred in getting those accounts, audited’.
If he, had delayed his experiments to the same relative extent'
the North Am. Phonograph Company would hardly be able to do any
business at the. present time.
Yours
Private Secretary ,
November 25, 3S90<
Silver lake, Bloomfield P« 0,
in regard to your request relative to remaining in
the house at Silver lake beyond the time stipulated in the agree¬
ment, I regret to say that it is quite impracticable for me to
comply with your wishes in this connection, I desire to
property ana must request that you vacate the same on or 1
the first day of January, 1891, 30 that I can take possess
before
Yours truly.
mdl
Phonograph Works
Ware,
Orange, N. J,
I enclose herewith acknowledgement of Messrs. Eaton
and. lewis of the check for §120 winch 1 obtained f>om you and
sent to them a short time ago. This money was paid to the Sec'y
of State of Hew Jersey for Statutory ' tax incurred in connection
with the increase of Capital Stock of your Company. ' '
Yours, very truly.
1 PrivSik^Sei
V* '? * Edison,
November .25 , 18.9 0f
Port Huron,
Phonograph and battery, shipped separately ; f. armor forv/artled
Saturday by United States iixp.vess,.
'Uever-bor '26.,
Port Huron, Michigan*..
telegraph x® if phonograph fails to dr;
trace*
fatei.-
.NoyenvbsM* 3^ 3*390
PMlip Saubel,
Electrical Finsinoor,
>r '3ii2 East 105th Stroot.
Your letter of 24th instant,
«ncarboni2cvtl bamboo fibres was du:
■ianqser of
Department ,
1 quest that
Privat
Samuel Insull,
Treasurer,
Buiiaing, Broad St,, Mew York City,,
x -nave your letter of 21a t instant,
1 Stock of the Edison Phonogrtph
)00, and asking what steps 1 desi
In reply i would
informing me that
Works has been 'ino reused
Lre taken in regard to
say that this matter of increased -.stock
in abeyance until the books are finally balanced.
same,
Yours very, truly,.
lirtis on United phoftojsnapih C.o*,, '
Mil2,a PMiadlW<,(, JNfev Yoriif tfi'ty*.
Nov,, 29,, 1390*
DQar Sinas- .
•please s«na yow editor to. -Wse ^iioratAiy von:)*
next, aio Bomber 1st, tro aw&it .t hr accounts rendered. •, against ,yc
Company, and. very mu£h obl-i^a
Yours truly..
November 29.
William E. • Nibble,
Florida.
«ave duly received your letter of 22nd instant
Pleasure in enclosing herewith Mr. -Edison's, check for
J Receipt of which please acknowledge,
can let the old mule go; dispose of her as you think
In regard to taxon, Mr. Edison considers that the amount
"Paid on this account is outrageous ahd out of ail proportion to
the value of the property . Yon should try and have them reduced,
very' truly .
Private gc
N°V* 20, 1890m
5diS0h United Pt#inoB£.wh G(Vj
Mills Building, Iftny York City ..
Dear 3ire:-
' ”010” «i»«« .««;*» m<,eiv,d
50““'d *»-*** *»« -to>
*“*•*“•* * lott" »*« *“ »» MM* ®ot, *,„*«, * -
«r. «i»» ta. coa. *««* «tt m *»*
of «.!» outstanding »««., « ooi.oi.aaa
.took etc. to th. Edison iinS.ted B,o„oer»io !0»i,.w. jaosf,.^;^ to
tho qo„TOW account Oo.,. c»™„d **■* n .too. *, «liwnts
*?**-«** to this pto** (SJ09.W) wiu, TO-1 to Itexioo,
»«« .MCI, wore .ithout m M> toulotj,, u tw, ^
V.liU subject to you. ortw cl «««,!, th0 tottoa Downy Ml
ho doubt .MMni tl,o acwliM WuHV-nu; t„ ttoa
l to nahAkX ft, ma,su^
^ MX W to Nhitf ^ yifo M tgU; MlAfra at ^ «. 4„
«5 ih '/W'Mm' -if i'b awim?' kMf-
H &,**&«**»$ "ii W.
rf}fai*red to
Y otitti v\9iy fcrwiy'j,
Privat ii $»r.re tary ,
peoouy^i' ^ \agpt
fSsrt- . '
I .return }torevrith> proof .jf ifeppple Certificate a**
Beneficial Interest, which Ur, 3»isi»\ appyovasr with the exception
of -that portion rela . inc to the increase? of (jqpital Stock* "Mr#
Bdisor cons idem it jnneoossai-y and undesirable to Bake this pro¬
vision in the certificate. So far as I can aste this previa ion
■troTild. he a real security only in the event of aninCTeaed Of&npl-
tai Stock, and the issue of a portion of such increase .as a Irtutno
to atoilkhoidord, whi oil i3 sutsh a remote houtinconcy that it is
-uttnehOuoary to provide for it in this Aertifidatoe The provision
also tttlfcht lead to Jctap|;}£sii0ris thi-oUgh omaesioivon MT»
part th ioetth propel hotsteas nt the proper time* and 1*5 dornf not
feel iVIcliftfeti to itnfdeb S^Vao* ftondiUopa uport
The ppoVihihh ift i^idrii to dderd^ad of ia oil
Main 4Mu
A* S chun lac he]
Schumacher Milling Co,
on qr return frem th„ wool „ ab8mos M. ^
uuoto I fins „„ eoteeraeu fc,w of mi, inotunt, t wh«
unuouuru., all of ttW, 1 Per».a ■*,„ „„„ iM8r8a,.
I have nothing to do with the bnsinoi
Company. As a Shy. loch I
end of th<? Edison
dead failure and t lie ref ore unviali-
I took to inventing.
commercial life,
• I return herewith the
to submit for ny examinatic
• rrespondenoe which
Yours
Baisoi) Vorkp,
orange, n. j.
44*. lietiW- s has asked me the folio wine quest icmfe tfhich
reqipire t\J be answered prompts, as la is holding an important
cciftihunid.dtion for the Toy Phonograph Company pending -receipt of
this inforriQtio'n-:
il) In fftist -condition were meohanisma when accepted, by Toy
•jCjflinpatny 'a Inspector; that. is, were they enclosed in
indites and passed in that cohditibni or warp they passed
by tha'llnspector before being placed in the -bodfea, or
irefe. thdy pdaiiid dfidr the heads, legs, and asms; had 'been
httafched'?
isajf Please give me a . statement of account between the forks,
ahd the'Tpy Qotepafiry frdm the coirjnonp ament Mf delivery qf
doll a. Th£s statement Should .show the dated of delivery,
antotaits fljharged and -dates' Of jOI payments, together with
"balaneo duo. ■ •. • " ■
=JJ55 Aye tiuStri art? ^oll^, .and if do hqvf Au^, &rt thp store
fpam -at pre^int^idi have he$n aaaop^d iy the roy
^rmany’b li^Whtqr,.? 'V7hen-p$d such ihspe'etipn-
1&U&9 Plehstfhrqy^ Tith thd fp&h -'of locator •*
mt&iQb'spr rejfiBt* ypu^hovt his repeaptf fop -all
®4kvws ^iai« d&lv®ttr JfeB b^ja mp&i? Hop
nw^SSpiteted niofjfetfe^tjs. hpytf we dh hand -peady ^hr in~
gptoi&icmf '%Wit arm haVe ad on hand tft the
Aaa6n^i^%W^'4ha^J9^ t^pljahisiiie $hifh fit
ppaper’Sp^r ingpgc^, int vdtfotf
Adtfor an '$**• pa#' in '^rder 4q tSt$»tv in-
spoctid^ ' • *- •
Welsh*
#125- *•***. * 3.
'* Edi3°n to3 rafl:9iv9«>w. i^Uor a*,^ ulticw 4*4
An-.re&3y *»*■ i^rwisfce&jw %» inJSwwysu *&*<$>■ i* in ^vor '
of. tfcs ex-tena-ion of. the Ski*. street aft Jfcalo to %hiefryou
PtflKi? MU^Ediaow, is willing to- #jf\ tateaty dsMl^s, -fcM stun
mntfipw# $n.ww ;Ht‘opr for i&0
ronite vB»a»jr ia/aty,
VHvt&o SdisNSttWir^
December 3* 3.8.90*
Masers-^ Dyes ft S&elir,
i i ? ire< * *
Now York City ,
Your understanding of Mr. Edison's wishes in the
matter of the interference with Hey finger on a tubular phonogram
blank, made of papM* ubVefed With wax, as expressed in your latter
date^h Uoveinbar let* put Whioh was not received here until Deo*
2ndy ia perfectly ooppeot. ■
Yirara very truly*
Pfivata secretary*
Dacembai*
Inauli,
• aon. Badldij®, Broad St.
Ne» York- Cite .
««*. **.*«, «* „ , 1SMW ^
* * ■»«««- — t0 M1V
*Uh sw -• “■> ** * «» «*.;
it Wiat tsat tto
r"”*'""* ‘ena,r is — ■»” **• ««. to _
In. addition to this, to . W
* *, SotteeMt* * „.taa ttet „ aia M tMai ■
*<N’W"“ 19 «“• *« ^
hae *. ntooa^ rls6t ^ oontaot>
** » -»»*». to mo.onite **
“*“• ■* ***' ** *to “”■»“« ««Wn «t in, «„ at tte
SW1°” » tnrl, to ^
**"** *”*+■*• «"»»». 1 it.«„«lm .
M'mS' *“ <™> “«». » -» tom Bto
It. tenet ««,»,,« t0 «„„„„ tfB mortto of
.mine*. wo™, lh, Ooow „
„„ ,,, W ^ ^ ^
m *»«*<> W»r<l» r ijo
» di^oaiii,
to* 0oMf*>)»»* Mr WTO TO, te
** 10 *»«!> *<»* i» wu-mt, tlis
aBa^iMont from
TSltewa ao that a*y ^ou:
-i® am* way impairing. *ho
<** £■ Stanford Modal >.m
Westing; of iho Oireatora
"this infoVmat:
,f **
""'■^ *» ■»«%»* s***^
‘"S'#* •* M# «*i> p,w
* «>•“ > « »r TO w»VTOt »•*
* «*> rftamim *», ^
pl»*a Jan to inoono* K«h(mt
or ttt toom„v ^ quMtioo
*” »tt p»ai,r o* »P „ th4 ^
»f U» AnTOTO-.io o»w, '.j , Eiw yw
■>0, 1, oraor tMit you ooy TO poatoa.
Private Secx,©ita?*y’^
4#
•fttfsdi&br' k.
4 D’-°$ VJ ^kaoww^b -ihb ft
^ ^ *&» I tevLered nn
u In *** you attfc &r
lrt ,1Mwd * an invent *. ^
JBeh^aby. in reply l beg tp ,//*
'the Automatic Ptamofitfhph Bahibujta Company
Srtty ywiw* ^«»d 10th day of 'forii,
*J** **(9Pfl*F4 ^pt «n\ai)li)b
your letter of
•automatic maohint; to
oertain ii^jfbr-
of Orange,1
^ to. thp ,osrebmOnt between
4lT»d fho. Kdibon Phono-
1890,. vhitfh provided that
phojy, graph to ho used by ,y0ur edspmy *je.
)>y ««. Ih tft«r Of fc. provision I do not
Uhdb^4h«d^.^ttenent to the affect that ! hove tendered a
^ohdno lb tfoUr <*mpany, for the. reason that by inference it d*vo*$
*®WW'0f right -under the to mafco and deliver ft Btan-
jgsgrt .«d trnnbferj. -this privilege to- others. ‘ _
<^|fe\.4b9irb tb‘ piticQ vjnyoelf ib the : poaftioh “of having; givdjj dp
-«ny TSt-^^hls undbr the .eoptr/wt abovo-'&f^Vd* to, Olid Hofbro
^lbdUa(ttodV.WUr B$tr&
/December 4,, aggqy
■Private Soereiai
?ro& Alexandre Stoletow.,
University 6f Mosc-ow,
Moscow Russia,
** «**»*..**,** ■MU'grw
**■ **? «« «»***. *■*
tte 3« of to «. ^
”‘1"**iW of
»r, Mi,to, waa „oh <s»Wtta* .tft *, ,„MW caf MM*,,!*®,
.at,™ -ofo™* to, and’ t» WTOo»0. at ™»y '«WU*. >!4aaiJ,
o»va,. to yoo, Orothor ^ aWtodh...«f ttb .«iwsl(,
or MOaooK ttv WW. COTOUM ,oW, tKmt
Yours very •trtity.*
E, H» Lewis, Esq,
Messrs, Eaton & Lewia,
#120 Broadway, New York City-
Bear Sir:
I enclose herev/ith copy .of a lettOf addre:
to the Edison Phonograph Works, asking certain questions with
relation to toy manufacture, copy of itheir ra^ly to the same,,
•copy of receipt dated April 30-, .for 314 dolls received ly'Toy
Company's Inspector for examination, form of receipt used in Doll
Department for dolls inspected and accepted by jToy Company's In-,
spector, statement of account showing halanoe due ...on bills ren-
Phonograph Works say tint -they cannot definitely
sr these printed forms of .receipt ware over used.
I am quiite .posit:
’the files at the’ Works.
where
find them.
On or about the 1st of Ifegr a final receipt was taken from
tie Hoy Compaw’s Injector for all the dolls that had been ao-
. ...tod by him up to that time. It was written by Mr. MaoC-rdtlrtr)
Dooemiej*
77"’“ *- -»»*.*»«. „
» ** **H— . .W 1 „ ^ lM» „oeiM
*** tb * abls *•■♦*** **••». i uh-™*
"“ 1,1 *w"“‘ * 1 *• *—««*.« >«. „
?* : r«'* to. „,ll83t
’”*““• * *■ rnm » oob,s,raaa„00'
T™5 nw*r »<* it »*»!«;= ti». t„ ** it.to
OMor. I «MlUt* this to „» TOy «*,ratoM that to. ;»t tor is
f >iBS ’BW,C*W- **"" 1 «“ «-««. ♦» •« ,
* m***** «... ***.„ tea o^ * *. **,
toy mamrfao ture cornnehced. I have teW*!** *,** ■ ■
pointmawt tp-nijjh^
t o-morrovr.
Yours very truly
PriyjYto Secretary .
Letterbook, LB-046
This letterbook covers the period December 1890-Januaiy 1891. Most of
the letters are by Alfred O. Tate. There is also correspondence by Edison,
Thomas Maguire, and John F. Randolph. Many of the letters relate to the
manufacture and marketing of the phonograph and talking doll. Included are
numerous letters pertaining to the Edison Phonograph Toy Manufacturing Co.
and to Edison s efforts to liquidate that company. There is also material
concerning the Edison Phonograph Works, the North American Phonograph
Co., and the Automatic Phonograph Exhibition Co. A few letters deal with
problems in the production of musical records and with Edison’s decision to
close the laboratory’s music room and discharge its staff. There are also
documents relating to mining and ore milling and to electric lighting. There
are some letters about Edison’s family, particularly his father, Samuel, and his
brother, William Pitt, who died of cancer in Januaiy, 1891. Other
correspondence deals with Edison’s personal finances, including his
stockholdings in the Edison General Electric Co. and in several railroad
companies; his financial relations with George E. Gouraud and Jesse
Lippincott; and his investment in the magazine, Phonogram. The front cover
is labeled General Letter Book Indexed." The book contains 498 numbered
pages and an index. Approximately 40 percent of the book has been filmed.
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December -igga.
George RiohaPGs,
t have your ^nsigno*! ?ie*.t er . of . ,4th d-ostant, ,md -.vrim
*• «wl ® .i. paper. t^rsin:mMiaM
relative to ,* Dedea I»n tfo*e proper*. w. are »*„*»
to complete the WaMBaotioij, ’
.Ypurs very truly.
psoo&lba;
CJjarios
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Deoembar 5, 2890,
Samuel Insull , Esq,
Edis on Building, Broad Strop*-
Dear Sir f«
1 intlotw herewith press copy ot a oomnuni cation
Tsfeich I have received fpow Mr* Eelix Qotfsobalk, in reply to vjf
letter to him of the 2nd instant, copy of irtiioh I sent yon,
1 do not -want to do anything vrith th® Automatic Company in
rtg&rd to patents ex* id takb naiinitn action on any nubjoct nntii
tepreoafttdiidii *eh the, Board of Directbr* is arranged to our satis¬
faction*.
Xpurs very trvjiy*
Deaomber 5a
* Raading- coaa & im* Co,, •
F* p* Kaarcho^ EaqM gao^i
S' so. fcwo, st„ ruirnim*:**.
to wu»,t „<■ 3td iMtm. ^
7“ ** **'*?**'?■ *9*? ■«•**■*** w*
I»m mMM on tho MM,, » ‘ W * <S6ttW iia ^h,t
Private §e*s*taiys
December &, as go.
V» mX*k. & Reading Coal & iron Cp<,
*V P« Kaerohor, Esq,
#S87 5otrth Fourth St,v Philadeiph:
Secretary,
Your a truly.
1890,1
Samuel Inauli, Esq*,,
sraiaon Building, Broad Street,
New York Oity*
Dear Sir:,
»o you Jmoif |KB Mr, Bush a
tutfion on the Board of the Nickel -3(tot
*9 manufacture these attachments t
BoaVd without delay,
grsph Works close, so tint wo can
Besiks the Gilliland
t5S» on the other model, ard it is
fiOr this Company to have several
use. in an
going
4 raee tfog- if *h£a
Work shoudd be comnehcdd btfofe the Phpno-
tffeli- faai Whit men to keep, •
P00J>lo are going aKpad «t the present
n°^ e®i5te to be a .good thing
different kind,s of '■maohihes in
probability it will ^ Exchange ^ sbm^ Jnture
tte,. B**™ turn, w.t« , &HL rna « thooo
.»o»W » no 4 ^oiWy .noo..^ *, w„okili(.
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Eooajnbsr 6,
Baton,
8 r* v as, d w a y.
•>■ New'Ytfl'Jc City.
iSVp Ediatm has s^o<^i)»d yqur letter of 2nd irntaht in
EBjsnrttf. to tht Wiling VflJmfWn Sussex County, New Jersey ,
tod 5s«i Jiao noted '*dhteht£» tti1 SdnA,
fzth. relation to the various ore propertied whisk Mr* Edison
■i? leasing eto., will you please inform mo who ther you are keeping
a atcord ae to *han the payments oh sarm are to be made, and if so
will you advise concerning them in ample time; or are the records
being; kept in the office of the N* J* & Pay Qonoontratire Works?
I ft* hot altpget^n familiar with the conditions surrounding those
various properties - that is, whether Mr» Edison or the Const*-. ‘
tratiag Works shall make certain payments when they fall ddo; and
I tfdsld iikd to have Ma define just how far ay office- hohO fa to
M tse^pBtmilaa for these records/ , ' ’
Vbufs Vo if truly* >•■
P£iUfito;e sesreta**§*
1890,
tAeosra. Drexol, Moreau & Co.,
Cor. Wall & Broad Strei
Bear Sirs:
Thoxi3 and Dollars of Was* Shore
Bonds, being the balani
•R. R. Co. 1st 'Mortgace,
bettei
account, at par
! count
meeds to my
very
lembaj
Thonias
Ertiaon Buiidii
Rsfe ivin(
0 nwmw t)u e
1 *""* mi to ,aa t
,he ^ pH0Si
UJ*»wn.
" ^.000. „r m„
Shore
effocted
Meesars* Satan, Law.:
New Yopk City
I; have not y?t been ab)$ to see .,i^: a^ggrd:
to toy phonograph rsanufAotpre „ I dggi*4d. *0- QUfjfigtp; fvim ■iff.-'aegp
gar® to delays, whibh ocaurygd. when this fork .was ' /ogdar^ajlfexy
Mr* Batctolor hiid charge of it, and i§ ghj# &o .explain the '$&*!&'■
Of the Works having failed not ORly %S ftbvemO.ntp 1 the
time prescribed in the contracts, bp-t of -tJjgir having from time
to ti*»- named, other dates for the c.oaBpencempnt of .-delivery;, •rapping
through the Jttonth3 of December, January and February tand 'having
failed to ke&p these promises al>e; I btlieve that ;it can be '
very clearly shewn that the responsibility for .these ,del|«f.s.,.r)e3ts
as much with the doll people as with -os., Aa jl 'have bean -unable to
*eath Mr. Batchelor, .and as I do not .cape tP sWil&hpld JJhy longer
What information I have been -able to ;aec.umulats thus far .frofci the
yecd'Mii* I will make a .report &> you* .and .after jrac-e^ve /«£>
- aai M V&Vt'can doubtless wika^rt jippo^t^ont ,rfith^
*<*$ i* it*v* Of fiet, And tfive^op •&&, ^ovmMon #» $*s®lffi$>i&y
Me a era* Eaton; &. J^ey/js
m&r be. able. %n
vouws vary t,rtUy,
Private S^tfF9iuvyf,
' ** 8 <>enve«3^iop yith $*,- on ^tu^y $*»
i« to tHa toy n^eraj* ^sil5?8^ ^ ^ f^6
** dp anything and ^mnim that w ^ *0 .linkup
** Oo^any, 0, eeurse b,for? t?kll* ^ ^
mti9nHr’ Edison y/ou^d jfant th* ^ils ^ procedure 0>rtain9d
ho that ha p*, W the ,of that ^ ^ye^,be
t&ken> ? **d a conversation with MaJ.pr Eaton ,Won this snbjec.t
about ten days ago, when he irifomed ns that any stockholder of
the Company had the right to apply to the Courts w^th reference
to winding up the conpe^ Assuming that we .desire^to dt up
and wipe it out of existence., Mr„ Edison would- like -to have- you
submit to him the details of a plan of cusp^. After receiving
at 710 YriU deoide -definitely what he wishes done*.
-Yours
-^1’d"??,tO:.i5 e pr et ary..<
December 8, 1800,
iftraael Insull,. Esq *,
Edison Building, Broad St,
Now York City*
Referring to ny letter of to-day which was handed to
I<lr*, Butl or- add re Oded td Messrs, Braxel, Morgan & Co,, ^.questing
thani to sell Seventy Thousand .Dollars of West Shore R, R, Co, 1st
Mortgago 4# Guar* Bonds, the same being balance of $100,000 held
by D* M„ & Cov for ny account, at par or better, and to Mr,
Butlef’d telephone ttCSsage ti> the effect that 90 l/s could only
be obtained for the Bonds mentioned, and sinking foh authority to
sell ten thousand dollars worth at that figure, I beg to confirm
«ipJy-which was jbranamitted by telephone , authorizing the hale
k>f twenty “-five thousand dollars worth at the price inamed (99 3,/z J
Yours veiy truly*
D&sepifcar^g* ' lido,
Samuel ’’Ihonil, Esq., \
‘"BtiisDn builfiinff , lW*d St i
New Yhrk City.
“We could hatfe finished t ba maohine in tima promised,
bttt laiij tfere told the machine was not completed; after
■cotoiilbti'on the tost showed a serious difficulty which us
onijr got over day to ford Veaterday. Tho iflachins is now
.ttnaongting a tost and if oil right to-morrow they will
start at once on it* EDISON. *
Yours truly.
uvuao
f«SU4.
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/CerrZ c/\ J **ow6C 6/ a*\
^ ***+<£ au*t
^ V ^ cCtfiJti cl
December 9. 1390,
w* Edison y^a
i* i% ^ fcvwfy
f-Mbt'-ctr ha^Mtjf'^-. afitt) pvaj
voi>. WWJ&
v4**jjl ^hb06 F bo’ at.
oxw^ <*94 a method of pro
YoHPb. very tpjijy^
Etfivaie sabr6.jai'^>
Sami j, f> ! ^ Egq.^
i'icJispxv JjvtfAdine,.
l to you the anm ,
copy- of a letter t !??*??..
teoti,e, the
Great i®p. to put a f-irri' ■- . >$u‘. ; -1- 4 J;r.iW e-. ' V -Prl'Xft ov # fHSf;
question of protection against fi*,_ ' ‘ " ' ' ;"' ' \ C*'F
Years truly '
^w r^te .Secre tary
iwaor oth lyoo
jChfl>naa. A.
«V Bqvjv, Proai^nt
Orange ( r,. j,
- «WiQry»a Mill at Hw«,oWi
*»* -, w„„, „.P„4„Ml
"■« «*. n*- * w « »««.» ««. jjjiio
te *"**"* MUtera-M*®, (m.opotmm-v ths pump in th.
-*‘M« **• — fl„ „„taat(
»»4i a* *» VfMtaW** ho. HM* . MO*
*' •«» to **. „ « „ wi « m« * . «„ ., ih.
*”•** -l to you.+orbHlly * mJ'
***• *“ '”*■ "**r to hf* ■* rtiwwNW-'m* riH*s ;*a Wte hSt.
Ahto th» hius®,-^ ■hhhhwthr in hurt, 5, wt hs-'th hM MV
"**’ mw *"* ■** ■**•► • MMWtwS- -W«f a suit ffl
tot: ! m„fc tHSfr- imp -hiiildiftR hoing or Ad.
MMMfa, i, «M*« rfor. artA-lto* «& **,
M*W»i.S- ,»«*• HUt « pOrthifM .‘itanwdiatfly, « ifcMtrmW, -
**” w,'w ** *'“**• »*»« WImri .ton Mil, aa
irWMUa. VWtgtfli*,.*# k«t» 'tiMliMFiMb, a,
M0^ 80 pofec
if* .&? that the total
T** *Rsk WOWW a
v."1***"'***. n*.,,:
* r*je*t& to ifc&g, .
"TOI*V **«■*»• M? jttgfa*,*
5d®a># * ^#ei ^ojiWtJsnt that i
****** th*» *•** *» «*
^ri.acavQyingraachiwa^
OTqstfjHS
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Youta trujy,
H* M* Wvpr,
(Signed)
‘Private S&eawtary^
Ma^or S. B. Eaton,
Hooembar* ^ is&v
Wejar York City..
Mr. Silrn, las received your letter of and inetanst,
enoln.irs oopy of ,w Soport of let inetant to the antomtio
Phonograph Exhibition Co* on the preaont atatne of their paten*.
*“ *> “ ** »«t«a year remarks in. regard to .ftp.
Ott on page 8 of the -arid aeport. *. have »*. ,appWaohod Sr
the Mohel-glot poo pie rel .t Aye to thi. matter, and it dsa^.
.bur tome ap at the neat mooting of their hireotora... i .aa
ro tom to you eoar of Report in a ft. day. ; l do. ire to taw
ooRr mfede it*
yotam trUJy.,
PetoeEj^e*, 9
A i * 1 b
®w '*“ »twrw n,«„^
1 orwvod « «» a.o;,io„ ,Hll W1M
H«« t«u£WI*
yo^p.Vi^i't.
Yonrs
■Spmuel £sci*,.
Raison' Building, -atrso-t,
Itew'Xo^t JSxty'i
X Jjftg tb jeouiPiiTa il# foUOVang iaMpbome me(j3aeoss
exeharedd botwiKm ypoj*js<&£ and Mr, Edison to~dqy i
''*1 wdifl .OiJdB tb k|j6V if y6\t <sdrnb tip .How Yoyk and
meet AWy Dolan and My* S4ligto®h at tto? oi#i$s of .'’'iiid
latteV «b \5fth »ft thttx^W t>$ \ms, Ir pools*
•'■ Sjjwnga. ifn»dll**
65*24 d# 6ofc fctft it kiXl -take ibr
in -a ^i$aifcy> ” is ’im
»*,<
m»6)u x ajii fanny
;V. -MeC13j3iy, JEsrij.,
Mo, 7 Wbs-i 'ThaSSttiJlavSt *£&,
Mr. -'Mlsojv^a ^g» biy&d Vox&MfcwP -fl*TW** Bea}i,
"5 th 'and 5th, 1'oapBotilr^lV, tfrf £i rs rfeJ.ateWgrfjft.
i ohoiosB herewith 1!tt. \EdisW*#t dHp <}R '^^30>flO,';13.Ti
ftfiajtf'danpa with the requost 'oonta>n?^ -S# yoUf ^ottot* of 5th
I’ieasg ^chnow;g^s9 }Ppd?^pt .of aan^,
YoiiVa t"r^iy
^ ditto' tary,
Jpobsmtor 9^
% lippinoo^ cowpany ,
Publitjflera 5,. ^oKboaie,.^
rtiil£iaqlph>a} Pa,
V’qwwi veiy truly,
Secretary,
December 94 X$Sb^
T* GoRciapiford Martin, Es<u,
#1$0 B r o. ti d » d y , ,
New York City,
i.^y deaf Sis*;*
Mp, Edison would like you to prepare an article
on the Phonograph, whioh th.q former can submit for publication
in the new edition of "Chamber *g Bnoyolopaedia, " as indieigbatfl
in the enclosed letter from the J* B.. xippincott Company,, of
Philadelphia r Please inform me if you can undertake the- work*
BATTERS' CATALOGUES. Please let me "know how you ere geitins
along, with the Special Phonograph Catalogue* and the others# I
’rtwild like to have the patter for all the catalogues as noon am
you can supply it.
Yours very truly*
Pftitefce £e«i^t6ry*
si* In^liesw* pqji,
3?*^, »jx S&w, tJey Vo**
?I«ai»(3 bo good enough i? ,^,eh tftie fffflantiUefc aolfctw
of all 1t5» B^aton jiafiorB, pai’tienlarly tbo
svea sen# tin Edison anyt hin that appears ^
Sftioon Phonograph Toy ttanufaoturing Cojipaoy CBalAw® 'iftipTij)- $$•
psKsiblsf ^aso edraiiniza these papers ***• say tow* ^ aj^p
muoh oblige
Yimrs .truly,
r Aais;®n h^ **4 your lsw^
ine >«^>»«.iTO4 V you «**
* "’* * ****W**»i..--. pi nr„,
” *° *’ ***** WSH%th«,
’ *"**" ‘&*M *» *,
*° have tferU* ?!»<**«> i* ■«**«.
pvi tm %aea.
uptime tf&fero^ry
Pooehibap
Stoakbridtej Bscv,
"EiWrftlG. POTOR, " #132
i^ja Stjcesft,
I have yoi* letter ***&*, ari^si^t*e*
df introduction "from ttr., Ilickj.M &*,&«*«.
fMe PaeaaUM ih Vmt t *. wail, «*# ,4^
fet° °OV0W' a “*«* *** 4^ ^ t« o&t#eb^ «to
tfc^dieon exhibit- avtl^ptipi^^ ***«» ta MinneWQ$*
Sfcis booh -contains « fa*lta*«fcb« * e» of Hr. SaiBtm^ In
vantiona^ as. Trail os an apoount of- Mp iijty and nwv btfier *«#.
t ibttiars tl*t will be uddfal Wj you in pwpar-iug «*. w*inp '
Tshioh y on Make .mantflpn* Trmiir^ tbit {hie wiU fet
<£&is factory
I am, youjrs“very
Daderibar 10, 1890.
Samuel Jnuull, BBq.,
Edison Building, Broad Street,
Nsw York <3itjV.
fita* Sir:-
Herb hs -A letter whi oil Mr. Edison has received from
Pm. Tfrurstpn, of Come diversity, relative to furnishing that
institution with u. h. p. generator to drive tfce two Sprague
rtotors that Were -presented to the University a kittle time a£6 ty
***? Edison poppjLe. Mr. Miaou Wants to know if y at • des ire to
arrange -tbi'a natter for Prof. TJmret out
yours very truly.
V . .
Pi^iVate Secretary.
fficBaixJ- Eaq, ,
# »all St
l<Ir^ Bdluon. has asked, me to re^i» to
enclosed l<K«ei» received from Mr* Jolm Kraus i, ;
patents ^ve- beep, taken out in Canada on the nev
'P.oinv dj-mmfr which is new boine mamfattui^l a*
«forksv I- l»ivre advised Mr* KVSufli that nis leVta
ferytad t'ot>'oni<Seii?»v
Yours truly*;
SPrifljate 'Soi&rfetaaryi
**tow*ta&.> jfr Y,
E<tart #$.¥■;:'
Y«ars ' •fc-iniit/’ ,
Private awwii^,
'Deeeial^f 1^
Mig.q, guannU l+ s,t
Pear Miss Stilwell,
Mr; Edison has read yo-ar letter of B'Ah
instant,, and in he has instructed me to say that the <t>aa
iron to TKfeioh y oa refer must be P*i* hotted t o remain at the :4»t>orar
turf oh account of a lair suit.
YoUra itruly.
$V ^ Vpx 3333^ WwT<pX. fli^
JUfsar aUssJ'm
Ya*p* iSitfc** of 4th ipa^ant J^^ion fo the phone*
graph, ad<&w.ajaod.,t*o May Edison^ haa btieft ive 4-
Kto/8«4©ia*tri«wj8; rWiah Vnf ogenta toi- «*#* y qu. refer dsairsd
to. place upon tJjp use of the phonograph vrith-whioh they offerofl t®
fijanioh pou; were not. dictated to Mr, liaison; in. fact* your letter
undCr' rCply is the first intfinaiioh ltd h^a bait. op such 9 thing*
Sihoe the.tiibe to which you- have refet'eribe-' the phOhogr&ph has
StiKJUftd into; other hands * and tin Conditions sjp^OiaSQing it ‘wow
f&sfaer it aftttolut sly. impossible fof iir4 E&ip<£tt it) giVo yon a mafr
&& ino> Yfe( anticipate within « r'eaaOhafett tiTie tbBsti Cant
fikm nodM still. be reisxefu* kfld tf,s soon aS trfl/y ttffe tin* Bctiaon
•»£&i Srfl aWIa to flivb y<M he tenld do
pxc liabifr of
twiiA very ii'ftiy*
*#»*&»* n$*4
Ife** fcsilattatj*. ly^d
'SMt Toeie <3|^^ :
3k 0 *• A- & i' **• :$»■■
•VjW1 l«$,ftec $£ iftfcE*<>g««4iion was duly p«9^t*a
lip ifto# V5«®Wmt d$> i^b^aorstr a»i<!l «}yr B^ron fio Ravignonjr ,
.©aft.-l'mcett W30Mi a/wiwif t&r*ragfr the LabfWtotoi^y atjd ^ha Fhonogttatdi
’Sftrtifcay and? aVs'rtT^VJing: ~waa done to male#: thpl^ it&tifa inW^e^i^?*
IfhJ# tfese. jin±i«odkTOQ& to Mrv> 'Eeja©ni*,.^fe^)tt wSdct-^ft^ 1<»®
c&nvejrsoAiiwi, and wsni- attay
H-DrJi'g very ifaly
Your3 truly;
.Private Secretary-
im&.siH*
Vr* vEdipoi^ haft' revived yt>up letter of. IDth Instajtt.,
eap-losing: a. papor gd-Vine. extracts, from the mineral l«assa of the
Sussex. County Iron. Cb,. to the N« Jt ft Pa*. Concent rating 'W^rkan fti*e
sane- ba.irfe; a description of property And. information »quas-t»<l V
OurMr siloed* This paper will: be handed to Mr, Reed as soon as
he- return}3 to. thO Laboratory*.
7iUrj/nV 3*r B"t Eat Op,
#120; 8; r q, a. d w ay.,.
hew York city „
isott, J3aqr>
Mwit. Wk W&ins,
^ a.ij' a< r a os,
W&ri friK;
WOaW «** * *• W-MWj* W»« ««# «,
to in tjifr abovo iteV&erapfc*
Ytftars truly.
3*«fetaxV*
I. have Jrbur letter of 9tji instant in regard to Bupi
<?ats Cylinders, and in compliance vri,fh your request I .en'eibse
herewith copies of the two leUers wfciolvypu <fc
press copy of the North Vbji^irican Co*p replytp
drssqed to it ty the Bhonograph Workjjf
I do not want to make pri^nai jjyUnderB, and have no
jpction to the local companies making them, What X want is
manufacturing 0f duplicates, whiohare very different .things
records made hy inusicians direct. The moment dtiplioates are to
be had, the direct production of records trill’ oaasa, as the
Will he better and cheaper.
Yours, very truly,
*&>€&£*£'+,
Xftrui £ W.
Ittjfir fa B* -Baton,
frJ-20 B r o a d Vr-ft y ,
■Haw Yoi* City*
gjSaSfjl'
Sira t-
Y°ura votf tmtyt
fiDI30N ZHQlWfitpH «ORKSb !
<Si(Sho4) At
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ijaison^io^ograph wdrj?3f
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Esq,,, Aaaiatfttvt, Manager,
»0* D.ap*t> Edison 8.»% Electric Co,,
• . ®n<UUtMy, NfY,
DOarJ
ion®),
to.t
duly
■ far:
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**” ***” •* “♦* . *”“« *««««! t.o *, JWte*
Ml MplaWitan.c* the *u«r which ccran-ed in -reVcroic,,
”' *»*. cew,in «i„ for :r5^c„ ,tos :b„
“•“T** ** ** **“ *““"“*»> « Mr. a»H «,.»»»
•-iis' pen&ii note upon the tomjeponctenfre: *'
sv^f r s&s rifT-
very truly,,
Dtfw&bei*' 12,
WfcOjalor, >
#ss 'Ssro^t
'Na.w'Xjorfc ci% ,
Mr. Oit fc? infbm yow ^ )gj$g*r
oul* sxjale, ^ ywjfre m yet hniX
mboxht^vr-i thB 'jm& y}mfp& tfUUb tfce
yflup .Macn^t 1* ;J^i^ W9up4.
Ed^a 0. Oooksy , Esq., Sup’t. Supplied,
^UPP ly Dop ' t . , We a . Union Telegraph Co , ,
Ho. 6 Day St., Hew York City.
Dee ember is, iS30<
Dear Sir:-
He furring to your letter under date 19th ultimo, in '
to the two sets pf Quadruplex instruments which your Company
kindly loaned to Mr. Edibon, so tint the sine might fee included in
•Dia Daria exhibit, ana afterwards -eonsentdd to the same bding ex-
midjitdd at tlief Exposition recently held in Minneapolis, I beg to'
irtpoim you that the O.apps ppntainl.ng thp exhibition goods are how
nt ftp ^er^tory waiting tw bd. tfojttftited, dhd M aot** ip. this is
done, dhiph Vill be in -a ypry #wrt ^ime, tfce ip rumen ts will ,bp
returned to you,
Y butts truly.
Private Secsetary.
Deoowher ^ ^$00
A'tyvafWi 3 + SfcvriU, Esq,
Xev York Oi^Vj
Sfe^r Sirr*'
Mrr Edigop Juft® red oived your letter at ,13th inetant
in -m&Hixt to the P&queet Curmcow |Je Trill have this property
QXantfnpd s ?jnd 'sill then report to y <W on. the ,»tthjset*
Yours truly ■
Private Secretary?
Esq*.*, ' '
Step* P-iassii, an$ Qourt
' D es Mciinea,^-. lowa^
Hear SStrjw t
Mr*. Etfjaon. baa jpkcrd irts to aofenowiedge tJiO receipt pf
your 3&tter of IfKJt iTur^nt, ifoioh oame duly to linnd ana
}i«r- perused. with. *sn*xh. interest* Mi<+ ftaieon aspect a hia fethtfr, *5
visit- him in the a our as of a short, time* when he will taring yetar
letter before Mttenl disouas the aubjoot df the Edison ameatry.
It is possible that PjW M*> Edison Way remember some of the SttJrta
referred %c- in your letter# and rfian tiny have been brought to tala
Attention, a r<- Edison will be very pldiaed to Qomnunioate with
you Again*-
^onrs v'Oiy trctly^
■ ' l H[ \ "
December 15, 1890 (
H* Ward Leonard, Esq.-, GOn'l. Manager.
InteLligenoe DepH., Edison Gen‘1. Electrio CoM
Edison Big. , Broad St,, 'New York' City,
Dear Sirt-
Mr, Edison Das road your letter of 11th instant, also
eojy of letter so company ing same from the Williamsport Edison
Company tulat ive to the Thompson new vatt-mOtOr. Jn reply Mr,
Edison has instructed me to pay that as sOon as the teat of the
Thompson mot.er is competed he will report to you ding it,
Iflr, Edisonf3 mechahibdi faatdr Will soon be ready.
Yours truly *
Dacenifiar 16,
Boarc( Bast Proprietors.
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f “ !’”',W“lTOS «*» »*.«».. that ^ tu10 ta8 .
“0fi3M4 a’“'8 »f b«i»S haatk^aa 6, la..
Yours truly;
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■ * 40 *'w&i** #m
?^3i«on Xvlephbrijfo to ^ow ,ti*rafty>*f. ,■ . .
i** 'Pash -*S#it} *ia oim b^ties> * *m>.| ; ,,
*®** pay snythihC* of oo^aa- if Bash, aa^es ym
'*% ’W9 M» i Hva na db&e* ioj^ - iurtsoft** • • ■
©ei J6, iS4o,
Jfcwter g,
2 Ms to coni' inh the foi;c
taiao* telephoned U yon Un* morning
m about weetinff you
ajwl Buaiu % (lid, uot jtriDw tjpy bwa*ezm(i
to Aaatos, ^neull i* pvoiwprtaM. m
ivt& WMfti.*
December 1<7„ 1890*
» r, Uiao'n,.
Referring 40 tho attache^ correspondence,
first being a letter from the Edison Manufacturing Company
faring my signature* addressed to ^ Insuli, 2nd Vzoe-PrtaH,
^ieon General Electric Company, ^d the Ww* a t^i^ea
from the latter addressed to you*
a, 1 am uot in a position to prove tfcO existence of m.
Oration knora „„ the
thdrefox-e cannot contradict the statement.
b* ®«^®»Pon4an9q ip -juastion, tvi’Qrring W it did to
Jthe bat^ry business, I thought it would ho proper to ftunduct *,
the n*n* of the Edison Manufacturing C<^oiy* I have no deling
pn uti? point, art* pi*l conduct it ah the name- of the Alm%h%
if y on wiehi
« . t cannot Jnysdl* concaivd that you or anyone «jm no old
^riotisly propose that the ,&iieon «*n-l. Bloct.rih Crafty Md
honae thq busipesa, involving, Sanding of stoaK oh a mergin
**M.. The 16^t dfatfcfcnts that to. give to Any dealers on our
"*** .U* Of is ;3oX * Itf **«, list, I Offered the •
*4W ^ ^ *he market price of
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bhe cells is wot eatablielied by us, bvit by the trade, which allows
from- 10'/, to 25# from ohr list prices. There- is no press ing reason
why the Ktlison Gen'l . Co„ should allow merest In fact, if they
are going to out the throats -of all the dealers we would very
much better keep the business in our own hands *
The large oells fop electric lighting purposes are not yet
ready * WJien thoyoomo out I proposed giving the Bdison Gen' l* Cot
better discounts, as you willaea by ny letter*
The., whole thing in a hut'rflhsW id that it, ia absolutely
impossible Coir us to quota any lower prices than thpso nsytiad j,p
my letter', unless we wiah to psw the Rd.i son Qen*l, Rid Q trie Cot
for condescending to handle our goods f,
d, dt would be interesting for yid to know t? qpy letters
which I write in connection with this b&HSXV bUflinqgs Site to be
called into question as to ivhtU05‘ity» ppphapu jrtyji oonld funiiah
me with a etas?) or a se^J wtyloh y e.pvi&ii. attach, to o.&Oh Jet top,
bearing a form of affidavit that $ 4Vtl author ia@d te handle tip ,;v
business* ' - — • — • /■
December 17, 1890<
U. It. E i i 6 p n r
The Auditor of tie Edison United Phonograph
Company has finished his inspection of our books and checked every
item in th9 bills rendered by us against thht Company. Shall I
adk the -Compahy for* a Certificate of approval of the bills, of
>shall 1 start right in and dun them for money?
Mr. EdisOn, -
Vith reference to the attached, letter from Major
Eaton in regard to Mining Leases..
The matter of thOde leases comes up from time to time in my
-off****, -arid I wrote to Major Eaton, asking who ma attending to
the payments involved thereunder, being desirous of hiving defi¬
nitely defined the ektent to which ny office is to be rasponaibli
fw ^ keeping of fecbrds of payment etc. These leases seem ti
he paseing through the hands of a good many people, and Maj or
Egtcn M ih per hips the best position of ahy one to take entire
charge of thtto. Please indicate your wishes in- the master-
15
B a o n $ o ri , jtfy
wmtw 17* ia%
DWSir'!-
Mr, Kdiaoh has rtwwa yoW latter ot 15th imtmt
i« W to th, Ohootoo »»«* pjwt, i* te rtjj ^ tht
tof°ra ** to. n^w, a *» wiJ6
««, «t to Oon.iO* tto PO*«o. oSo He
prefers to **U MO Ore *** rttau w Men Wwion
**" ,ta* ' •«»*** 4* m <* ■
Yo^ir? vexy
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*4% Edison h^s
in thereto i» ^3,
W*M* at the present t &
W^1' the owner* -of $>*<*© j
,: "a* w &M* of 12th inatnnt,' an*
****** 5* **W that he % aoinz
1X0 W th>> S,,Q'htu*y ^istriot and will not
:Vty mtkt neighborhood apna i» their
sneea*
test truly ,
M4*u
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V
Wy do'&r ita-i ltti-tohol,-*
^saying tv- y*W le ■$.*■}■ <*f 13-tfi- instant, I
“feag '0ay t)$» 'id* to wlrMft ijj foihg toW'bm***
tfir M** Bdiaori «%M*, J*thf*pp* k wha hot aware that y.6n ha^- «Klf
sw»h.i.d«a,-a8vifchi«# k*> hatltfoji ha* to ay rknowled$* :$** j* va*?
1<«^ tin® - *n fm r, a dasir* to «c-
ddwpliaii this anSpl^',1aufc until wwontly nsvai* »ooc$as.fui in
intdi*eHi% Mn ;»aiso**
Vqura yfafr. ti*uly jr
My dear J&throp,-
The enclosed is very rich1,
little nan thinks we extratitecl his 6&at idea
eve^iftfe at the o'ran-ce Club. I enoloae copy of
Yours very truly
December 17, Xg&O;.
I am afraid the
from him one Sunday
my reply.
‘George Parsons i^throp , Esq.,
Fpw iondsn, Cphn,
December 18, 1890,
14r* P* Oildea,
Meant Olive,
Dear Sirjf
N. J.
4' :
'■*
Mr. Edison has reogived your letter. 0f 16th instant
iil to the lease of the Thomas Walling Ming, Ihis lease
will not expire if we pay up V After- Mt , r Bethel, Mr, Mfron wants
.you to tafegkj up the. welling Uine> '
Yours veiy truly.
Private Secretary.
Stanu&i iAsmi, Ecq,,
Broad Street*
Novf York City,
December la, 1890.
'****.. n°‘* rro” ®>. Oanwtt in r,ea« to m
“**“ WlS°h h' *"■«*»* ,to <*• “«** «-wpt. i **
• ~ *° ** *“ «• *»o «eh
^ 1 *« *» «% to „ me"
t ^
if he to * ieE«iiat6 ,lw* ^ey itaut mim i*. I
n<*toto *, men » to „h*i **, **, rtttWw *
■iewe «0 npw* J Wto Mr, amah*. WJi »ill W fonM
nls reeords, «>• I*rhia»- yep are iamipaf With hia
very ftmty}
December IS,
Sattmol Iiumll* Esq,
Edison Building, Broad -Street.,
Hew Yorjc 'City,.
Dear sir::
I bag to confirm the following message from. Mr. Ed:
telephoned to your ofi'ico .to-day?: -
"HendCra-on. writes .that he will have ,blue prints
•made of little cnotpn. If y ou are .going ;t© .wait
•fbr bliio •i»r.ih'tij yoh •Mil be muoh -delayed,.* ’.Ttoiy
•not s'hip -iaotpr to Spljeneota^y a.nd let thorn
ahead? ^D-ISOE.11
;Yours truly
'Private secretary,..
■December 1§., 139$,
. Edison United Phonograph Company,
G* 'Nfc. Morison, Esq.., Secretary,
.Mills Building,, .New 'York city,.. *
hear Si n>-
Your letter .of 4th instant addressed to the ^Edison
Phonograph Work?, with relation to. M9. Edison's, bill ;f or-Rhono-
ftwip'h MQ" 8514 and RWiioa amounting ;t o;^21§.ll,., shipped: to ..the
City of Mexico. August 16th last, MstOft^-raforred. t.o-.tlie labora-
tory for reply,..
The -phonograph iii question«was -presented to Senor Don -Rubio,
Secretary of the .Interior .of ;,.the ^Republic of Mexioo..
At a meeiting of the Executive Coumittee of the-. Edison United
•Phonograph Company held-2Rth April, 1896, Mr. Edison, was autho¬
rized to manufacture twenty- five phonographs to ba used for -distri-
' 'bution in foreign countries to .distinguished people, for the ..bene- '
fit of the Company, and the presentation abovo referred .to wras
made in. accordance therewith.
:yp* 'Torfc-.'jpi^ri
^eda^er. ^
■i!ea-r ,sira--
••Yputfa Ay^^Jbgttji^
^rivate'-sac^f;^}^
■u4 "
J>paeml?6r 19, 3890,
35, Eaton,
,$120 Broadway,
Hew York City.
J)9p.r Sir:~
With ^fopwjie to your letter of 8th instant, in rep*
i<> m9 * tha Un ***** to Mining leases ^ the payments
involved thereunder, 1 have toiled Mr. Edison’s dttdhiiOiTto this
***** ^ ^ to inform you of his wishes in
the *S«*»*. -Mr. *&*mn desires to* to iook after all the p*.
***** in "*"5*»* With tfce various mining pretties, whether.
****“* ‘to hite pOVkona^ *r. to the Na.w Jersey * Pennsylvania
^pntwfcing Works. He wishes y <*t to keep a record of when the
stmmnteed royalties, t***a **,. wto hp^and to notify the
proper parties in due season. You Will, therefore, please wdeW-
*%m d Itdison vxpeai* you fo ta# oOle charge of this
ana 4o Jreep track «f*U the ^ymants to ha nBde under,
the vd^ous fflini^g. leaser, ^ offrP)? ^ to7 be in po res.
portdihle^or -anything ip connection wi^ ^Bse minitfc -matters,
** OTy 001>«®licfttiena pr dommnnta th^ you <aay wend to ¥ Ve-
1441750 Will bo^imply for ow-’^^^k-SJfVfgr reference
?ounff very t*ily, ^i4 '* Sectary.
Da v- carter 20,, 3,890,
B* lippihoott Oovjtpany,
Publishers & Booksellers,
Philadelphia. Pa* ,
Da»y Sires-
Raferring again to your 3@tt.er of 6th inst&nt -ad&r
•ara&sod %o Mrt Edison, I taJ?e xMb pleasure in enclosing herewith
tha required, .article on the t>? p*fcllo.at.ion M
raiw edition of ?Chqmhere’s Encyclopaedia, “ Xit id complete ip ajea
essentials, and I trust iroU. #£4,1 find the same sat isf ao*.ory> .1
f$so enclose a blue print of the perfected ‘i»ct>s*je,ht#
Srnsjte yviy truly,..
.Detfembar 20, S1890
■V C> . Martin,, JStlq,
fodis* Mr^
I eo TUneih Obliged for y o» «T 15th
■ivatijht. onoloijing artic3.ff^n*tlML Pijotfograpfy vkXdh Hr, Edit3c/.n
has poruaed and pronounced -tot •Jn^jac ' . ■'•'••
PiodMa returh tb j-fc. of m fcippincsvtt
Your* vary truly-
Sec!
Pa.csshqr 22^ jJ.S90^
pr* TJipmt^a Egdeaton,
ep.qj.nn)jitia. Qoljegq.,. New ¥«** Qity,
Dear* Sir i>
Mr», Edison haa read your IsMor of }33th inyiant in
regain.’ to the- monument to Audubon whictb it is propped t$> oreefc
in.- flaw- Yo,rfc Pity , In reply Hr* Edison baa i»atw»p*«A as® *« £»JRoti>
yon. that, ha i* in entire sympathy with this Q.bject„ and iSaat .yqp
may put him, dawn for §100*
Yours voiy truly.
Private Seatettor*
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W <3ea*. Deis****-
Yow letter Of lot* jUwi*nt in .re^a to
2»riil^ Dttwnophone i3 duly at hand. Ho net*** «w ## ti®
£i»a -overtones. 1 have only euoeeoded lately in $he
sesoofekl overtone and am going to stop there, ,
Yours VBix/ +.v>n1V
mailbag, H, .Att* tfet, -«an>lwwu ifoM,
> W .«» «* M,. Wi»m »*** t, 1W» 4 *(**,*,
postponw Vintia latep.
7<mra
Mill «n*^_
Decainhep 2Z( 3,806 „
V -T,, HbtisqJ., Esq ,,
fo 5 * - 0. « Va t o h,
Vour Kltt, or 10th instant *Mh „UHm t„ ^ „n
■“ ** *•""* * «* **»», '
r,Ut™ to «. *** «*. „ * mrw, * the ^ ^ 4>
“* sleMrioal *““**« is **** *» «» *>»•«* TO3tw„
** Mr* Edi30n himself upon ?t»ur letter
"Giro *im * good oomnjon aohoo.1 odpoatiou,
timn aecuro a Plaoe for him to aome 3^0-
• trlcal Workd “ sand him to -college,.
Vours very truly* ' 4
fciv&fto -Secratary4*
Doe,
J'Ofcja. F,i EtsooJipr, Esq,,
K«»HmriU e » Bq* X,
Mass.
.Gaar- &irr- ■
•your lettqr of 15th instant ’to •ftyf, J5fti»o» •xyjgttcL i$o
■UI& Edison. Phonograph Toy Manufacturing -has tgfi.ro cdu^r
rwoaaos l.
•It the adjourned stockholders n wet tog told it). w *t?to
30 tii of’ October last, Messrs. V/pld;^ ajp-
peatmd with several thousand more votes* --was mhle
ew»toandr and they oieetad their own 73oto$
**• M tha: dffaijjt of thd Toy Ootop&ny, srta#w» Itihpt they
am Sr vary large amount Of tnorwy io tto gditfto Worses -in
0 orinteffti on With the manufacture Of speaking w»3h9»xanBf<. , :4trm
Ea'ison/s oir^ttlar to the stockholders ashing- for their' uautfivios man
i» afToet a request to place th(s o otitrol of tKt buffidinaaaj ;noTioy ?&'
tlfe Ckjfapany in his hands, and *&s made izr tie fcelief tdaft 'the ®«-
pdsdendA tt the Coaw&hd of himself and those aE^adiatesii with. ihiira
Sri How invention ehsm^e stotowfc urf the '
Hay emptily r» business, In order Mltjy aiwa iguiofcly
tie plea® wliioh Mr, Edison had .in aih&ft 'bbabSstixy (that '(he
tftotflili have doirt-rol Of the machinery of "fcStfe iS&iHNHy*, -and to ithars-
fo-re a ik(SA pormi3«ion to name the neSt Sottod 'of ®rre'o:twr3p* ' .In
addition to thia, it was felt that if tlald '’C'OStptdty-'s -chit# .creditor,
tlwi Ediisdii Phonograph tost th&jfe ^h&.&fcntptoy'^ .piil'i'qy toa
ftfeefrt said vrSa frying matured V tip* -Sdthoh 'they -.Wiil'd 'have
mdh& eohfidohco itt* the (ability of tis» JsdwjiaYiy Vo -.oaiitiTy vojit tto
various pWfTiaiorts of ita lagrbeman't, 'toto#©Sia 'for
tft# dtoe reaftoh Ojioyoioo ma*u fawmaeeps®** -%ito ;re*3p:adt to vtihe
6oftij?sWy f* do&t pending thd dcvalOfAtov^ .AAtaaite brtjiteh’.An :ex-
fWidrtootf iwnafi to t9 * lUttSfe toe* Iftfrs psfiKt *&’ the ar-
f&Tgenfettt ms te tfee atoc^B4&d©nc rtlr^Mh the
meditut Of* tte p&OZa %' the <e5*fbet ZUtitb 4te»
Afcitfto? Wf tya3 Vto Oe#$aa*'-** ^llt'iteredWoaj, .-Sind it v#on
itoito'Oq'd tlTiit to thih ^irs«ta*(b1te to fiiaee the
O-Ontrol df tJjO ifl 'MS MtOfai $lKPiS|t)tn is the tohsident
<ff and & ia?0& staekWaUdf, in 5feCCA:Braph mtes and they
&re t-he S0mf#iy,fi tmisf ‘^e (d^ht thjMh.
sa. mo.
» *** **(«#** «-,«t.s {Co-
#rte^g;
. -jwS “322 SIR ££?“: -2W51 “■' * »•*•»
**» polipy of Cornp^y,
distent to decline -hia olaatiL « ' fe** ** auly •<«><&-
sentatxYQc* Under those oiMuwtwea V222K fCnwa’ &WV-
aa to tho fatura of tho Conm»«o , t a* 1 Aw?te- SM> Jwa.aiotw.Qn
®* -««•
Yours wry truly,,
Saisya.i IftjnJ.1,. Esq,,.
Edison. Suilding, Sr^ St peat*
flew Yqflc <jitjfr
Enap- Sir.*:- '
I boa ta ooni'$rw thq following message from Mr1,
taXQSPhOJ’sd to you this morning fc
"HsndorsiQn vjnites iionaiol^^ soya ho* a going to change
half honso motor to msko it look batter, also going to
v»3o Mitis. irottf he Krona i agrees with him# Now
if those things srs tg* bo doraY might as wen stop,
Mitis iron was trl^d anti did not anOwsrV ' You iYill bo
srupe to got, in trouble by theoratiaal ohangea, If the
motor is not exactly ka wanted, return it with efitiiiwas,
but don't yakz any changes* Please Attend to this at ''
payee* arid answer* EDISON*.’? • ' ,
Yours truly*
private Secretary.
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•Seoumbar #5, 18*0#
*** OSfyW* ^pi^9«4
#97 $ %t,re*%f % trt, Wtoju.«rMm, d, c,
&t#r Sir to
to yow letter dated Ifltft instant -to Sir,
asms l Zwn&Zis to thf aubjeot of napj^wreronta to the phonograph,
*** of ***** ^ *<* Mr, Edison, th» latter d*~
***** no to- ihibrja you W ail £bd *»&?*, stiqna nrhioh you made
*** this ooBnaotlan >25ve bg ai ferried. Out and era embodied in the
to# !ph6noGrapfc*v Kv<Jry thine tiiil you a,akad. for has been provided.
tdura voiy truly,
Private Secre tary,
• i^4. ■
S.acamfo-r .25, 1890*
Insula,
?.di9on JJrp^d St real;,
New York City,
3S4et.r Sir*-
Ydw favor of 22nd infant* m clo® Isp ^ojy oJf
m^ivad by you from Mr, Reward t>. Keeton, F*vrlAm& of Tftw
Columbia Photw^apli Qot, on the (subject of iDep^-oyamfesitc ,t,» *»»
5**00 gttyyte Ms heen duly receives fey Mr* fidiao#,
Afittf re^iqor this. correspondence Mr* Bdiwn SwtvofcfcM u»
to Tfirito to» Hr*- Satat.oji, to the effect that a U the suedes* Sons
vM&b he nadfl in the ainvo oonnoot ion have been carriW. emt., *&tu
0^.^ being; e*>be*$&<i in the r\w phonograph, and t at* doi*e s© it
V.hib’aail,
Y«1irti very truiy,
^i'vaie
ft:t Bm*n, Dflq,n
8 r O q fc fl i 4 4
Xa?&.
Vom» lotter of Slat v„ t.
“*V*WWI .«•*> «R*r
«y «r» Edison, who perused wu . '
-* -W «** % «*, tart
2ZLr.<T**r-***
“' th“ I‘°*,,Ne "•»«• ^ <$* Is
‘ - ^ ^ SU *. ^
T<nm» w**>r
mm “T* -*
P'QOj,. 35* ^90,
Sisraie^. InaulJ,,
muon Riliiainq, Broad
New York City,
JJsa? Sir;-
IW *>to» -to »M yto W w w»»to.
iU ”C“* 10 * *“"'«“<* » -rtm p« ti, TOw* w
ihtoo^Ktot,, ^ to ta, mw, ^ ^ rartrB|
* t!“ ”<’nnM*“"* » — - «** * *w« «,* M, m,
motor vary short Jy*
'&#WrB voiy ipt&y#,
. • •'«**■
230
P. F« Gildea,
Sox I*?,
Mt,
Deal' Sir:-
duly received
approval, and
December 23, 1890,
, Esq,,
o/o A. B, Bonn,
■ Bethel, N, J,
Your letter of 20th instant to Mis Edison has been
and perused, ty hirit* What ytw propjj^ doing iias fcfe
you can proceed with tljg worjc, ‘
Sfl^rdt^tyv
C-4
pesomber 313, j,aoo»
Richards fl Esq,,
Dover, n* J,
US-st Sirr-
Hv* Edison has received yoijr letter of goth
md m ^ ycto* will have to wait n little while
an Via is not c/uita ready yet.. Mr. Edison has only just tinitUm
hxsf -feriaMgniationa and 3na got about 60/ of the pormrs spotted;
he. w Proceeding with the rest of the work as fast ns possible,,
Voiird very tru^y,
'Private Secretary,
Sa*»l Jns,ou, 2,„,.
^enr York City..
1 to confirm tho reeai^
« h *, «. _ ”T ,mr t,18Wi“ —*•
laMW * ***». m
Jj* ■><'«» a™ thL’EsSJJ “S®?***"* 1-on «oMd
taiin’ sailu- next weak Ym Hi,a fi’ienu Mp. Kri0B_
™° in "»« *>** «; s: * xx-ssk *°
SAMUgi,. fwmiyf1 ji-
Decertify! l- 23, 1890,
Edison United Phonograph Company,
Q. N. M o i> i s o n f Esq., Secretary,
Mills Building, Mow York. City.
Dear Sir:1- • •'
In reply to your letter of 20th instant, I beg to
ihfonn y oh that Joseph Hoffman, of Berlin, is the f anous boy
pianist \ft*o created such a furor in America some time ago.
A phonograph and supplies therefor were presented to him ibr the
pep)0 re as on that similar presentations were made to other dis¬
tinguished people in Europe.
In regard to the Recording funnel, billed at $21.36, this
was a large funnel for recording music, and the price named is
the exact amount Qharged against Mr. Edison by the Phonograph
Works for tho came .
Yours veiy truly.
Private Secretary*
December 24, .1390,
Vo Ho McRae, Esq„ , Manager,
The Phonogram,
New York City .
Dear Sir:-
I. have received the first number of "The Phonogram 11
’.vhich you kindly sent to me, and I am very much pleased with it.
i'rom both a literary and typographical point of view the Magazine
is excellent, and you have tiv best wishes for its future success.
Yours very truly.
Private Secretary o
December 30, 1390,
Hi*. P, P, Gildea,
Bqx 117 Mt. Bethel, N. J.
Dear Sir:-
Mr. Edison cannot understand what this last shipment
of 73 Samples or so with accompanying chart means. It is dated
December 10th and marked 1 to 78. The first lot were also marked
ltd 100. i assume that this oatrnot be a repetition of the 1st
Dedfember Z&f i S90.
• J&r dour Mr„ ^kohanu~
Y°br letter of jij^arrt,, informing oe
i **e vacant addition to your family <md gf your v/ife'j? desire
maw her boy 'baby “Ketisfon? after myself, been duly re¬
velled and perused by we with much interact,
Ploaso sal1, to y our flood wife that it gives me a, grea$ deal
<,vf ploasuro to >c rant the permission ashed for, and that in gnat.i-
fy^ng her desire alt a does aw honor. The afcxt best thing to
be/ang t ho- father of & boy is W have pne. »4bj-W aftbr you, and
4 «P *^p«rienciRc *4:1 the Pleasurs usual ih (iaseb.
/ J bog that Mr a. Snokmi hrjd acodpt my «ongratn-
/lat-iona and very beat wishes fbtf young ma*‘e future.
I Yours., very truly# - — — ^
b« -Sfa>wanf
. #2« « X5f Bread '^*iWfcy.
Wau Yvh&M#,
tf* B* Jepaon, Esq,,
#30 South Maple Avenue,
Baqt Orange, H,' J„’
December 27, 3.8.90,
Hr. Mison has reaa’your lattor a.tod PSri iw,a„^
t,,at "" ”»”«"» « «»«** a to tht,
"T* “* R“P*'i **»* *“‘1™ °»Wnio.
*n oo„ up rw a.,Seion „„ ^ nieht> ^ >n ef(ort •
1* «. « havo ,M <»»**. asrae to ooa.storaso M*,*y
“r*’ ma al” wtt» *’"» yo“ iM°M *• -«<* *• M» nwm* a
*°f of lb. MWtorl. mt, by Hr. Mlaoa ia,t Sop,™.l»r i„
»«it WlM tho R*M transit ,bow,
“* W‘W °f **“ *«•*. operatioiy
tes “wtreowa „ to infom
4,111 ■*“* **” «P «M» •» MX* »»■> .. *.«. ho „a, tbo
AfYiaavi-t inferred to ih the Ifcregoine,.
y^urs very truly.
y.mtat'e :Suor.&teS$£
S. «, Baton.,
#1150 B r c
Dsoomh^i*' Z7y i&gQ^
o a d w n y %
Nov YorH City,
'Boar Sirs*-
Edison has roosivea your mmorshami ot S)*ti
»*,**„„ hi. th.t i, to, ta0„ 8„anoo4 ^ Hendomroift f>m
Jo»»o tto Jnro snmian, a. too![ a ^ ^
Oinsss tap to is *« to tots ondor «», Imitu,s ^
BO MU. yon. Mr, MiWn ««,. ,tet Shis is » m„ BooJ i<B,a,
Yoiar3- trtdV, ■
.December 27, 1890
Major S, B. Eaton,
#130 Broadway,'
Hew York City .
Boar Si*1!- •
Re N. J. & Pa. C. Works Mining Properties. Mr.
Bd-ison has head what you say on this subject in your letter
•pf 34th ihq.tant, received this morning, and he says to let
^5r. Pepry , at tend ,tp the payment of royalties and taxes on all
properties belonging to that Company, inasmuch as he prefers
it* jipok aftgsr the matter $Lp>spif,
Yours very truly.
'H* Seely, Esq., .
Meaa*a. jjyer & Seoly>
#36 Wall St., New York City.
December 27., isoo.
toaar Sir:-
** ta' *** of 2«h 1M_
regard to the ■ * “ * ih
J£T*~ —
Yoiirs veiy truly.
Private Secretary.
December 29, iS'fco*
allograph Wc
Orange, N. j,
With reference ti
uma ^^vfarn-at o nee. These spectacle arms are to duplicate
'fective parts v/liich were sent to Yokohama on -a previous order of
v **»*«•» an‘i t}59y should hot be charged against Mr. Edison, but
iould be furnished gratia.; Pour of the spec facie arms previously
nt to Japan were unaccompanied by the new combined recorder and
tUid were therefore
t more tJian
iturri them frori Japan, arid the
Yours very truly;
las &«• Edison, Esq- ,
HwYork, |§?.q,
Referring to my letter to Mr. Tate of the 3rd instant,
aivj subsequent telephoning to the Laboratory : will ’you please
send to my office on Monday or Tuesday the 4 ppeotaole arms^oom-
Plote'^ In supplying same will you please let me have such as
.wild be suitable for Machines shipped to Japan gay one year ago?
i mention this, as they are to be used on old mchines.
Yours veiy truly,
EVERETT FRAZAR
With Siiitf ve tfttiS nut arm. -My Yokohama fii’m wishes t'o convert
old maehiner« iitt: hand into those qf the -latest pattern.
Everett Erazar, Esq.,
#124 Water
December 29, 3390.
Street,
Mew York City «
Dear sir:-
I have received y our order of 27th instant for four
spectacle arms complete, suitable for maohinea shipped to Japan
say one year ago. I have sent this order to the Edison Phono- '
graph W6rk9, vrith instructions to c*ve the same inraadiate attention.
Yours truly,'
/QjLcj 30 *
%
U'^CuiA.qp li
o-oisU /c^c.c.o-tM^l\ ©vu (yvt^j Jhnr&v ^
^-■Asaa, JktMj ,’u.tii.ntvt^ / r7"y'^ ,a*icC/ Jl
'aW' *“ 'la^
or J ^,/t, afc
$6*>jCL.
December 30, 1890
George Richards, Esq.,
Dover, N* Jt
Dear Sir:-
1 beg to confirm the following tolegrara sent to you
tOMlby by Hr. Edison, in reply to your letter of 29th instant!
"Better send your man here to explain to us
jufit 'What is wanted. You Java a hard gang
to deal with. EDISON.”
Yours truly ,
Private Secretary.
L ijifAs - (X/lv. XXiXr
f-to/n uA ^ /c^^w Js~/>aS"Jf A£^
7^,, a j&pfrfXhoo ^<muX ' _ •
* 7 ' * ■ . /A^r yt'j'ieJUj(j
r^ Xp 'ftff Xur(^C4/^tC^ ::0'H.y f^Xy )
c/>/»' y/y^‘kixXt> '&*&-# jr/M' **w\
( PMs? * '7^A MOh^Xfcf ''tUtfijL- J*rX srn^pmcfc
X j /^r *
. -'//) cAMjcJ^iM^^>C(^ %***</ '-7n*46*&
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sm/o) mj^U s?>\*-li ^rj5; //
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i/jy //ri'ZtAL ■■■" JM.fi-'- 4) N\* rf •
December 3a, 1890.
Mesat*. py&v &
#35 Wall Street
*few York City.
M ** te“o- « »0. =»..« in t0 w ^
llfiht ^erfO^anc-as and the manner in which tv,
• r in winch they were conduced
* ■*» * -t Wen. w coarse i
1 ^ “ “ "^•‘* - ■**«.* «**. ^
““ "* *“““ “*■«—» * « R8*a.w
" W’i'h ™ «"* *>« W * - Preliminary state'
hxmt. 6
Y«wh» v&py truly.
December 31,-1890
Messrs. Dunlap Smith & Co.,
• W. Cor. Dearborn & Monroe Sts.,
Mr. Edison is ve.itf ranch obliged foryo'ur letter of
23rd instant, infoming hirii that "Edison Park" is now rejoicing
in its first native bom oi-fciaen— Edison Zutell. Please convey
M ^ mVQnts ^^ster Z^el} Mr. Edison's congratulations and
his bait .WishOs for the yothig man's future-.
Mr. -Edison is glad to tMt "Ediddh Park" ia progressing
and he hojias that ei*e lohg ypur flourishing auburb -win have quits
h formidable roll call, of native bom citizens.
Yonira very truly,
■private Secretary^'*
/•' / '
January 2, 1391,
Prof, Yto. to. tearks,
Ho. $4)9 SttJisOm SttfeoA.,
Phi lade ipM’.n, pa.
BOfti* S'iri-
lir. Edison fog aekednie to rtteovledee the receipt of
y^t^r t» Thim uiidorr date W.* *Ku*f «*. to inf om yon that
» paVsdnally, 4s agreeable to all that you want done in oon-
ho^ifetiva^ii-the -Ph.iludelph^a Ration*
Private Secretary,
January £, 3^9:
MiBa V. H. McRae, Business Manager-,
Room 127, Pulitzer Bdj
Dear Madame,
Mr, Edison has re ad your letter of 31st xilt imo.
He would like you to send him the first number of THE PHONOGRAM,
of which he lias .not Jret Boon a eiopy. After Mr. Edison hato liad an
opportunity of perusing the Magazine he will eomnanioate with you
relative to the subject Matter iaf your lettap. If }» favorably
impKeased, and no doubt he vriii. bo, he nay subscribe for a jaw
shares of the stock himself.
Yo'urp vojy truly ,
Private secretary.
v 0 December 31, isgo.
TO. v. sraButt, Pre3ldmt i
Ele3cti*otoohnisohe Vorein,
Berlin, Y/. , Germany.
Dear Sir;-
b^g Mth ^ t)jmks t)]e
",r “e 7th ,ati”’ -■ *- " *“ «—
JlT of .« - ~t.«misoh. v.rein
* . w, *** x ***•,«,. ^ Halre •;
T? ‘* **— " bt - » -,in „ ^
“ *«> ««' -Vb ««, «., an4 „■*, „ fcuw
«**« m * •*.*.; «- or „«»„ „„ ^
- «» * vT *>*,«, * TO to M> „Mt
1 -T ■*. —» «v 0f »W' ,
m shall prise the earn very' MeWy.. '
Yopra y/siy sincerely,
316
January. 5, 1891.
Samuel Insull, Esq.,
Edison Bull ding, Broad St.,
New York City.
Bear Sir:-
Mr. Edison has read your letter of 2nd instant and
nopy of letter dated Dee . 23rd addressed by Dyer & Seely to Mr.
liptpri with relation to the Sawyer Hydro-Carbon Patent, and he
says iA reply thereto that wo cannot get round the detail patents
of Maflim.
Yours vBjy truly,
January 1891.
Wajor s. B.- Eaton,
#120 Broadway,
Now York City..
Donv sir:-
' ™°rri'* *• ”■* «*♦ <tf *,i* , haMsd
r* "" **” *'»’ “* ~ .<■ W «. ai.
vision of Edison Phono. Worn* m+ , .
.wt«,
*r “ ,w jmsr *°m ***••* »*.*> *. ». i. „
r th* *■
. « ^ ^ : TO.„ :1S: a ^
^«g w the directors t-o bo hold to-inorhow (fmsdtf ) at i?
;:r r: ta •*
J ’ “ *"* y“ ** **« «*«-, * «.» 0»
the matter referred to herein.
Yours very tf uly,
Secretary.
January 5, 1891.
Thomas Butler, Esq.,
Edison Building, Broad Street,
New York (Jity.
Dear Sir:-' '
1 beg to eoniirm the following message received, from
you to-day, and "my reply- thereto:
BSend:out notices of a .special meeting of- ‘the ‘Board of
tlie Phonograph Works to be held at the Edison Building.
Mr.. Ins.ull’,s room tqrraorihow (Tuesday ) at- 12 d' clock i
THOMAS BUTLER. >' .
REPLY: * Notices of a speo ial meeting of the Board of the
Phonograph Works, t o be he.id in'Mr, ' insiill' s office
At' the Edison Bdg., Broad St,, Hew York, to-morrow
(Tuesday) 12 o'clock noon, have bdhn'- 'addressed to
each of the -Directors, and the same will go forward
by this evening^1 a- mdil.-..T «• -Mv «•
Yours truly.
J^nxary 6, iS91<
*' H*. -Smith, Raq, , .
^65 Ploaaant St.,
fiorcheatar, M^aa.
Bear Sir:-
bettor of sth ivi«+
**"•»»*•«** *w Mis ** *"■• “*■*” «*■«
»* - j. rr^ ***~- -
-** — «— ^ «, :i,h“ —
"• * ^ .ws» ^ of looney t0 th0 Mi **• ““J *" »
»»h *, .f >1"'” ln
fos moolanlM,. Mr. ^1.
•««.* . owes, t, J c“r° ““”S r°r “«>• !■-«»•« «M lo
low, “7 °f P°11M ,r
~ - of^rr : th* wi°r ~ - —
, M414 „ ~ c"1***4 Mth ~ - -
- ,J. . *h° of th. TW 0m_
At smith, hag.,
4-
January 6, 1891,
Vftpy'q bufinbfs. I» order to carry out fully and guiokly the
plggs flhlch Mr, 'Edison ‘toad in mind, it was necessary that he shtipid
have control o¥ the machinery of the Company, and he therefore ,
perMdildA to hams the next Bdard of pirootorB. in addition
i» this* it was felt thfet if the Company’s chief oreditory the
4diaoh fh<hM>graph %obka, knew that the Company’s policy haa boon
formed and/waa being matured by Mr, JSdisOn they would have more
^ranfidhWdi ih the ability of the Company to Carry out the various
provisions of ita'nianufaaturittg agreement, and would for the same
fefhoh exorcise more forbCat*aHcC with rCspect td the Company's debt
jpdndiwg th° of a trade which in exporionoed hands ought
t8 bd a large one. Thip part of the arrangejpentwao misrepresent-
«ll to .the jftq akfcolderf through the medium of the press by inspired
td the effect that Ml*, jgdisoh, personally, was the Coni-
»C]hibf creditor, ohd it was intimated ^pgfl^Ton this ao count
It was undsdifdblc to place the control of tho Company in his hands*
Vfj Sftikpij if thf Proaihent at and a large stockholder in' the-
0iitm PhMiogrflph. Hofrks and they are the Company's chief creditors.
(hiittpipwy’f debt to Mr. Kdicon personally, fpots up only a few
.t^fHaWtd, ddllft-h experimental ■ 1»hiie there may be a nun*-.
' y* stockholder*. who <r»0n uhddr thfede cirbumst«ioes might have
f OUCidehed- it undesirable to $i ?t Mr. Edison control of the Toy
h%egrapJt tfompwy, the report? Thick «** **■« non? tw« l0BS
whidh, iri explaining the matter to yod^l consider it1
injli 4»»«t >jp -dorr^oj. • .-v-. ' A.‘. .• ,•
^rday isfth^t thb ‘|tockh°Vddra of the 'Oompqny
4ooWiw4 to tweedd ;tp. >>. Edinop'a request for. po^siaion to eliapo
the policy pt -the Oojnpatojr,. «hd.he therefore, felt it qply eon-
ftiitent to, dhulino hi* , ei6otioH:«8 a mbtriber qf the. jf^eae^tr Board,
no that the control rrtigftit bh plaaea^eiitirel^ andwholly in the, v
hands of those 1 whqjp ptookho^tfora havo .selqqted as^ their .repres¬
entatives. Under thOBe ciroumsiimcen,. I can make no prediction po
to the future of the Company , an tj. t arn .entirely tuifomiUfl.r with the
rartiw^a Trtiioh it propoaes to purine. . ; ^ . . .. .... . / v/
Yovu'a. vary truly,
t*.
^ P*ivato<;8feoret|W'y . , .
dentical copy of this letter was sent on January 5, 1891 to W. I. Brock, Quincy,
nois in response to his letter of December 24, 1890 (pp. 327-329).]
January G, 1891.
W« So Perry, Esq., Secretary,
Edison Ore Hilling Company , Limited,
Edison Bdg., Broad St., Now York City.
Bear Sir!-
With reference to your letter to Mr. Edison dated
December 18th bitt received only a few days ago, in which you
refei* to the inability of Mr, Mallo-ry to carry exit tho pro-
vision? of his contract with your Company, and. saying that tho
Xaltbv wohia be filing to .enter into an entirely new agree¬
ment with Mr. Mallory ih 'the general spirit of- the old contract:
Mi', Edison as Of the ofcihibh tint You had better held off a
little on this matter and take no notion in re card id ft dt
present* Mr. Mallory may diOp the business and give vis back
tilt territory now controlled by him, which Mr. Edison Would
V»«r much prefer, .
ilirtUtuty a/jcrs^.
<0»Aa*^t Sail*, g^.#^ # ■*■
tU C» Utehittfi & 4V&'<oWn>9ht O&i ,'(
Ash6vila$, IU fi.
4>e&r Sir:-.
J&r* R&4win r&au'ytVm* letter cSfrSWt ultimo in,
♦•W#® t6-bofrn*dttf«, M fh foply hka inflxm
^ '■** & M i\\ tteef #fcji«t„ some tin*
Bfeo h& lias 3 ia&dhs i*k* this nftfte&il vrtth i&£‘ intention of wSinc
it.-itijcswnedft'O* 'frith ^;J>hgnoerapfi xmttine tools, fce traa,
hbUvbr. UQ&ta J?b Obtain abV jftif fL^Swt^. hard for that ptupo-ue
' >WacV :f»wd «r to 1)0
fohj\d in <t« &a liable.
January 6, 3£9i.
^assra. Krsxel, Morgan & Co.,,
Now York feity.
I Please sell twenty -five thousand dollars of Cincin-
I nat i , Indianapolis, St. Ws & Chicago R. R, ist Mortgage 4*
j <$A.
I 50 yr“ BohdG» at 95,^for toy account, and place proceeds to, ny
Yoiirs veiy t^ily,
January 7, 1S91,
I waht the accounts of the. Edison Phonograph Works
nd fixsd up' to January 1, 1891, and collateral (N. a. I
Uao the Experimental Account at Laboratory, to January let
With collateral.'
Aleo the settlement of the extra shares which X was •
consideration for extending note and taking extra risk,
I Mil extond nteto. Until March 15th to permit this tc
I am already $540,000 out,
January 7,. US 91.
iUJOR s'* B, EATON, -
I sent you a memorandum to-day regarding
renewal of l»ipparicott • s note.
I want that stock given me which depended on his issuing
stock to public but Which failed, so as to give me the stock
promised.
Also: m arc going over the books of the Phonograph Works
and are taking stock— having practically closed the factory. We
expect to finish it by March 1st, and win thm know what Mppin-
cott owes the Works under the -contract, nhieh allows us 20/ profit
Got Mm to agree in writing end approved by the North American Co.
that they will audit the accounts which are to be made out accor¬
ding to contract, and ttet if ready pn the 1st of March they will
give the Phonograph Works notes for the fun amount, spread over a
period of three years,, and all machines, appliances or repairs
ohippod f ran Works after thQ lst ^ Janmryf I891> inoWne
cylinders, arc to be paid for in pash, which da to be credited bn
tm notasjin addition pa security for notes an additional amount
of Ni. V. & Metropolitan stock at 36/ on. dollar.
Wa north American -do. is to give notes, ibr the experimenting
t»p tb Jopuar^ l, IS 'Covering a pobioa of one ^r,, with. obi#.
1
Jammy 7, 1391.
.yi-.jar g, g, Eaton. "2 ~
lateral in the shape of North Am- Co. stock at 25/ for double the
full amount. If this ia clone I will further extend the note
until July i, '1891.
I think that .this is only fail*. All. 1 want is security , and
even then ito character is p6or. 1 have put up more money tlan
Lippincott, personally t as t believe he hod partners, while he may,'
if he pulls through, moke a. pile of money . I wont, even if he
toes, and if ho don't I shall lose a great deal* this raising
sever*! hundred thousand dollars in a panic ha3 been tough on me.
HE TOY COMPANY.
. Vie as a look at the contract and see when they
hsyp to pay lippincott and myself the minirriwn sum. How would it'
do to notify them that no further extensions will be made ana tliat
we shall demand and expect the sums due op date?
In foregoing the minimum, did we forego it altogether, or
only postponed it, and will they be compelled to pay past dues?
.*fe,
Orange, N. J. January 12, 1891.
Mias V. H. McRae, Manager,
The Phonogram,
New York City .
Dear Madame, -
I return herewith the Article of Incorporation
which accompanied your latter of 9th in3tant. I rogrot that I
have been unable to obtain Mr. Edison' a signature to thi3 docu¬
ment. Ho prefers, however, not to 3ign it.
Youra very truly,
(Signed) A. 0. Tat e ,
Private Secretary.
Miss V. H. McRae, Business Manager,
I HR PHONOGRAM
Jan. 7, 1891.
World Building, New York City .
Dear Madame,- .•
Beforring. again to', your letter of 31b t ultimo, and
also to your letter of 3rd instant, Mr. Edison will subscribe ibr
five {'S’) shares of the stock in your magazine, "!fhe Phonogram. '1
He also desires you to sond to him five- copies of the paper
monthly.
Your 3 very trull' ,
private Secretary.
l-il:
January 7, -1391.
(ieorge Parsons lathrpp, Esq.
Conn.
Your letter of 6th instant was duly
Mr« Edison, -who soys that he tried to dictate the notes to the
phonograph, hut failed. We ha3, however, about 56 pages of notes
1 to your. addr«
he -frill send them to y
ready
Hew London,
Yours very trt.tly,
Private Secretary,
January 7, I$gi(
New York City
I take pleasure in enclosing herewith check for ?15
reived by me from the J. B. lippincott Company, of Philadelphia,
payment for the article on the Phonograph which was prepared hy
ago, I have endorsed the check in yohr
favor, kindly acknowledge' its
Lpt, and oblige
Yours very truly-
Private So ere
January 7, 19 91 .
Major s. B. Baton,
#120 Broadway, * .
New York City .
Boar Sir:- .
I have your letter of 2nd instant in regard to the
argument made before Judge Lao ombe on the question of making- the
injunction permanent whioh was heretofore granted at the request
of the Exhibition Company against the North Am.. Phono; Company.
It seems to me that Lippincdtt does not own the phonograph'
yet until all the agreements are carried out. There has been a
great deal about the graphophone kept from us by Lippincott tliat
I don' t like.
Yours very truly,
'January S, JSgi,
H. Park Bowden, Baq . , .
Woottoiry Park* Sristil , ■ /' .
England .
Espr SirJ-'
.Replying to y‘6ur letter of 23rd ultimo addressed to
Mr. "Edison, I beg to infbttn you that the phonograph would record
the sounds resulting from the' explosion of a steafn-boat*s boiler,
oyen, were the boat p. V^ter of a mile distant. It is also quite
practicable for one jdJonogrftph to reobrd a message delivered by
ateotl'kyr. .u..- ...
YoUta ti^jly.
January 9, 1891.
Eugene H. lewis, Esq., '*
Megsra. Eaton & Lewis,
. New York City .
Dear Sir:-
I just finsihed thi,a Report to-day. I would like to
have had Mr. Edison read it before. sending it to you, but as I am
st i 11 1„ c osf ined > t o the house and could not. bd with him whin reading
it, to explain different parts of it, 'l have' thought it better to
get all the papers out of my han^3 and into ^yours and wait until ‘
a later day for any criticism yetr nay haw to nuke". in' preparing
this report I have taken the writtent record as a text and adhered
rigidly to it all the. way* through. Wherever a date i3 mentioned in
the report >.it . is' verified hy a letter or somo other paper in the
accompanying bundles, which will be found in its proper place. • All
the accompanying papers are arranged according to date. In ad¬
dition to the information which I now .hand you, you should be sup¬
plied with a report from Mr'. Batchelor and one from. Mr*. Edison. I
will attend to the latteri Perhaps you can arrange to get the
former, as I veiy eoldom see Mr.- Batchelor. Before' be- -writes or
dictates anything for you, I think it would be well to lot him
ad my memorandum-!
January 9, 1891'
W. 3. Mallory, Esq.,
Mo, 7 West Randolph Street,
Chicago, Ills.
hear 3in:*-
1 beg to confirm the following telegram sent to yc«
to*cl&y ih reply to ydurs Of even dato:-
ll0gdan mill Mil not start until abqut
February 10th. A. 0, fate.*
-Youps truly.
Private’ Secretary.
Majpf S. 3. Eaton,
January 9, 1891,
Ih re gavCL to the draft of resolution which I handed
to y <ki a one time ago, and which you spoke to Mr. Randolph about
. yea tef day when you were at the Laboratory, as explained in my
letter of sth instant, this resolution was assigned to ratify the
division t if Phoho. "Works- stook issued to Mr. Edison between the
flatter an^ the Mercantile Trust Co. 1 havb caused a search to
he HQde though Our ilies for a dopy of tho resolution, but there
does hot fleam to have bean a copy of it made, os orie cannot be
found. • ■
ihurs veiy truly.
January 9» 0891.
Hr, Eugen Hartmann, President,
Elektrotechnioal Society of Frankfort o/lt,
Germany, •
Dear Sir:-
Mr- Edison has received your esteemed favor under date
3Cbb ultimo, in regard to the International Congress of Elec¬
tricians, nteidh the Electrotechnical Society dff Frankfort t)/k "
proposes to organize during the Eleotrical Exhibition which is
to be held in their City some time this year.
In- reply Mr- Edison has instructed iris td irtfbm you that lie
is in entire sympathy With this to&vement, and yah Mve his per-
mission to use liis name on the oiroular which it is yoiv intention
«o publish, invit ing electricians of all countries to participate
in the deli ber^ ions of the Congress.
Mr. Edison regrets very much Hi at it will ire impracticable
for him to send apy coirtaiunication to the Congress, for the reason
that his present £*p er imental Work Calls for so muoh of his per¬
sonal attention as tp leave him no time fbr the preparation of the
same.
Over.
January xq, 13 gx.
Pra^r, ggq.,
#4.24 Water St., llew York City .
Dear sir:-
Your letter oi 7th instant, in recard to 2.00& blank
cylinders which were ahippod to. your Newyork address some ti»
and forwarded from there to your house in China, is at hand.
V* remem-b^ this shipment very well. Ihe cylinders were sent'
from the Laboratory on the 17th of September last. 2hey ^re of
the latest pattern, a little larger than the old-style cylinder, .
ana were intended to be used in connection with a rubber sleeve or
chell -which fitted OV0* the brass mandril of the phonograph,
twenty-five of these mbber shells accompanied the shipment i„
iuesti«pn, .and if you will instruct your penpie in; China to' place
one of the same 0,1 each phonograph, they will find that the cylin-
dars fit perfectly. I am surprised that the purpose for which ,
these rubber sleeves were sent did not surest itself to your'
people immediately, and! am sure Vtat * this time they have
discovered their use. If you desire it we will hand you 25 ad¬
ditional rubber sleeves, which y ou can send' to Shanghai Each
Phonograph requires one sleeve, m view of the foregoing expla- '
‘on I qsavune that it will not -be necessary for us id consider "
the question of tgfci^ b^k the cylinders. .
Private Secretary*
<“"41
** *w *•*«*«>> • I >»v. still t„ tto
details « ou.. claim axolaaivs of Mils si™.*, ,
»»v. fi^a before » *.» aid
of the vari™ item. *»* ^ , wu ^
VcU¥^ Veiy thljy,
Eu^nne H. lewis, Esq.,
Messrs. Eaton & lewis,
#120 Broadway, New York.
January la,' 1593,.
• January 10, 1891. '
Samuel Inaull , Esq., 2nd Vice-President,
Edison Gen*l. Elec trio Compary,
New York City.
Dear Sir:-
Mr, Edison lias received yoxir letter of 9th instant,
enclosing copy of letter reoeivod from Mr, Charles A. lieb'in
relation to the Eickemeyer patents.
In zrep.ly Mr* Edison says that it would take a large sum of
>
money to do anyth! tic with F^iokemeyer, and as the field is open,,
lie thinks it would be 'better for the General Ccetpary to devote
half the money to experimenting and get out otir om apparatus.
Mr* Edison is contain tint we are now 0. If*; Phelps Vfas here last
night and lias data for complete car.
Your? vory truly.
Private "Seo'y-.
January 12, 1891.
Thpmas Butler, F<sq.» Secretary,
Hew Jersey & Pennsylvania Concentrating Works ,
Edison Bdg», Broad St., Hey/ York City.
Dear sir:-
beg to • acknowledge having received from yon Stock
Certificate No. 204, for ninety-nine (99) shams of the Capital
Stock of the N. J. & Pa. Concentrating Works, value $9,900.00,,
covering call of January 2nd, 1891, paid for by me with balance
•open account - - — - - - — - - - — -$4,784.41
Ohdck oh Drexel, Morgan & Co., January 6th, 1391— 5,115.59
$9,900.00
Yours very truly.
January 12, 1891.
Major S. B. 'Eaton,
#120 B r <? a d w a y ,
Now York City .
Dear Sir:-
X bee to confirm the following telegram sent to you
tli i3 morning by Mr. Edison, in reply to your letter, of . 11th inst. :
"Ml' note ,to Lippinoott plainly states that the arran ce¬
ment a specified in the note must be carried out before
we extend to March, and if he wants it vintil July the
further arrangements must be made as per note to you.
Don’t take ahy note until everything is fixed. EDISON.”
I tried to telephone the above message to you this morning ,
in accordance with the request contained in your letter, 'but the
Laboratory telephone was out .of order, and we wore unable to es¬
tablish comnunication with, your office.
YoUrs very truly ,
January 13* 1891,
Wisg Y, H* McRae , Manager,
T h a Phonogram.,
New York City.
Dear Madame, -
I return herewith the Articles of incorporation
vtoieh accompanied your letter of 9th instant. I regret that. I
have been unable to obtain Mr. Eaieon's signature to this docu¬
ment. He prefers, however, not to sign it.
Yours very truly.
Private Secretary,
Ydura
Jphctnaa -Butler, Naq . ,
£di?on mill ding, Broad St.,
New York City ,
■January la, 1391.
J}»a? 3ir:- \
•MM* **
ttaetang,,. i. e. Edison Building, SH0MA3 Tum.-iL, »
Ua?&»S REPLY: I
rin aooordanoe with your ihstKletioiig i haVa
of *>«*■#' of the Edieoh/horipgUaph
SIS ^3?TSd£T.<rxtJ il5tl? 4Wtapt,/Jft ^PUk'u^n,
at W, JhJWW- s oiii-ge .in the EdjLaon UuiWri, Mow YpnJc,
Uhd ha.YQ advised. Major Eaton thereof, a, a, late.®
' . : . . . -v l ; • .
Jan jjany 12» 2891*
iettor of 20th
lation to searching thd titles to the vari
has been duly redeivod and perused by hita»
reply that he thinks his plan is a fail;
Surveyor go himae 11* and get the record,
likh the btmndahieo; then if there is *
over to th? lawyers;
'idxxra Very truly
Private secretary.
January 12, IS 91-
tSajer S* B. .Eaton,
Reply ihg to yotiJ? letter of 9th instant, re Edja
dttxmo graph Yoy M%« do, royalties, Mn» Edison desires that y,
notify tJie 2oy -Qowpany that -the agreement will be terminated
.an^/vidad.foir .dn vSeati/?n £»
Yours vp*y ijrufy.
Private Secretary
January 13, 1591,
Sat on,
* ila° re8d yow ^tter, oi- nth instant, *
minis to the Exhibition Company rieht. He notes .hot
** ri€“ra ** “lltoc WhOO-oHte with . reatrietion, «
»«M«e. cannot be for niohol-ale, fWTo.o»; L,
;”ta *“ taltS,« »P «» Plan .hioh you ana „r.
« «r> on before th, fiBh, beE„„. Msm sey<
* .Uiins tp oohSOHt to •M-4hio--ih.^jMM thtate
Yours
Seore-
H. J.
Samuel G. Bum, Esq.,
Brookside ,
January 12, 1801,
Dear Sir:- ■
Your letter of 11th instant has been duly received
by Mr. Edison.
In re card to sizes of mica, Mr. Edison says not to do any¬
thing about sorting yet, as he wants to see if he can't get rid
of splitting; for the present just store the mica,.
Mr. .Edison notes what you say about Mr. Allen, of Lisbon, H.,
K., having tfinbwvared a mountain of oro. and ho would Iks pleased
to receive from Mr. Allen samples of the same.
truly4
January 13, 1891.
E» Raseiti, Esq.,
l'insbury Pavanent,
London, E. 0,, Enfcland.
Dear Sirs-
’With raforenoo to your latter of 24th ultimo addressed
to fir. Edison, repeating information relative to sum# collected
by your co-oditor Mr. Iff. stiasany, on account of advertisement in
the Album "The Universal Exhibition of Paris 1S89,» I beg W in-
fonn you that no money was remitted by h\r._ Edison to the Gentleman
named. Ihis is ihe^fi^t intimation Mr. Ediaon has received of
the existence of the Exhibit ion .Album, ana'hTw^-Tje-cbllged'
if you wculd inform him v/ho authorized the advert ioqpient which
you. mention in your letted.
January 13, 1891i
Jease Selijgman, Esq,,
M il J 5 Building.
How York City,
Beer Sir;-
At Hr. Efliapu' s request I forward to you herewith oopy
of a lotto*- from the U. S. Minister at Santiago. Chili, addressed
to the Hon. Yfa, R. Tfescot, and referred by the latter. to Mr.
Edison, with relation to the presentation of a phonograph to the
National Univea-aity of Chili* You will- recall the previous cor¬
respondence on this subject. Mr. Edison would be pleased to re-
oOive YAonr in struct ions.. ih ..regard to this presentation, and he
will d^lay replying id the lettei1 o£ the Mon. Wn.7 B.: iroscot-tinti'l
he hear? from you in the matter.
Your a .very truly.
Dear sir;-.
I enclose a letter ;fust received from the u. s. Minis¬
ter, Santiago Chili* fh reference to former correspondence.
•Jf you would wish your answer to go through the state Depart¬
ment, if* e® you will sond.it to mo, i will boo’ that it in so sent.
Please return the letter.
fttpjject fully,
(Bighei) ^ugy Jprtattati,
V/ashington, January 8th, 1891,
Santiago, Chili. November 29th,
R. Trosoott.
Pepaptment of state,
IftJBhingtim, 1). <j,
ybUr mubh 'esteemed letter of the 2ftfcbiftliy reached mo
i« *10 W*4 one Wing the. letter of Mr. Kdison fhich conveyed the
vej^y gonb'roua ?nd very wo looms information that the Rdieon united
Qo, h^d, at his suggestion, determined to present to the
iibtidhkl ^iverBity pf Chili one of its phonographs with a complete
-Splayed my reply inoxpddtatiencr rooeiving from^r.
I W** Soligman this commuiieatioii IndidatoA iW the iettbr ,of -Mr,
1 «P *« the present it has not reached me. In ;its n.h-
I hohoe ,1 aopntunicated', informally, to the Req.tor and .Seoreta-ry --tff'
, the tfaivtraity foe information conveyed in . the .'letter of Mr. Kdiapn
*nd both felt moit* .grgtoful. , The Urti*oraity M\l giddly give .the
|(^Afiwtde required -by ^ho Company , in any eiaither that may bo deair-
I fdel coAfi^pnt that the -generoup action of this Oottpaiy
- W-ii'Sto murfh to strtegthbij the friendship between- the ttfo countriop,
j^peenMlly, as well ad ppon broador groundo, I feel grateful 'to the
06f$Vihy and to Mkk Kdioon for this pat^oitic action And to yourfcelf
Mon. W„ R. x.
for all the trouble you have taken.
If the company will be kind enough to have the ^atrument sent
on by one of Messrs, Grace * co'«. ablins, addressed. |tf me. it would
afford me great pleasure to make the plantation in' its name ana
to. obtain the nooessary^uarahtoe; And Mr* Edison wdhld greatly
enhance the value of the gift if he would send, by rdbang? of the
phonograph, a few tforda from himself to the Faculty 'and Students
of the University, ......
With my best wiahes I remain
Dear sir, .
Youtb very faithfully
t Signed i Pat pieh Egan.
P'rivatn. Secretary
• 1 beg to acknowledge having received from you the •
receipts, mentioned in ybfcr lette r of 15th instant, via., receipt
for §2500 paid for Ten Eyck lease of Welling property; receipt
for $50 paid Stephens, and receipt for $100 -paid A. L. and s, w.
Salmon.
Mr. Reed handed the within deed from Thos. • I . Halsey and wife
to Louisa Elliott, t o-the~writer,^wyji tte rQRark that it should
be forwarded to your father; not knowing yoiir father* s "address I
take the liberty of sending the deed ti> yourself, and would re-
qu^st that you kindly send -it .to^ast ipnmjjcjf.^our fqthoi-,
reference to yotonW^ ^ ^tot-in rtfianl to the
Mt* 6liVt> property, Mr. ;RSed infomte 'm. t£rt he ^ you the in¬
formation verbally which- yeti tiesiftdd. on Ijhia subject,
: . .ybtli-s Vofjr trt&y.
Alex. Elliott, Jr., Ea<i.,
P a t e r b o. n , II. J,
January 14, lsgi. '.
January 14, 1891 .
Tto Fidelity & Casualty Co.,
Kob't. J* IJillaa, Esq., Secretary,
#314 & 216 Broadway, New York City.
Your postal card of 12th instant, informing us that
y°ur Company desires to make an internal and external inspection
ol' our steam hollers, is at hard.
Tlieho are three boilers at the Laboratory, two of which are
in continual use, the third being kept in reserve in case of
emergency . • The laqt named boiler can be inspected any time, bub
the only day upon which wp c fiUld arrange for-. an inspection of the
twb former Wfittld be on a Sunday. li.it ;ib pMciliioable for your
Inspector to call at the Laboratory on that dfy, please have him
notify us ahead of his intended i
thing is in readiness for him.
lit, and we Will see that overy-
4^: -
Jan. 14, 1891,
V. B. Kmhardt, Baq., Actinc See’y.' " • "
American Institute of Minine--. Engineers,'
irli Burling- Slip, How York City.
Dear sir:-
tepiyins to your letter of 5th .mutant addreae.d to
Mr. to th, intention of the Ooln.ii of
“ *" «"* «»* *. OTMUh a memoria
velum. dosoriptive of ,h. roo.nt visit of t* ™,bers of th. insti
tute thin ooiintiy, and also seyins tint yon havob.en
* tte neoratary t. proaur. for him „ historioal and dea.riptivo
«i. nhHor separate o.ovor, 6o|S» of o little poor, that m ,mb.
li&hed in connection with th. "Edison exhibit at the fepoaitioh
held m M*nheWo,ie «M. booh oontain. h d.s-
oriptiw of til. Sahonatory. and other data such ae. desired hr
Seofetary „f thp British Iron i stool Institute. Irnatiuj.
the same will ^nowpr >ie ptirjJMje
.J. am, -yours vfcjy truly,
'i - '
prinjat i AretfV&V
James Watt, Bekj.,
Corns’* First &, Court Avo.,
Des Moines, Iowa,
January 15, 1891.
Dear Sir:- ' .
Refer line again to .your letter of/lOth ultimo, .with
t.';::-. to the Edison ancestry, Mr. Samuel Edison (father of
Xitumr. Aiwa Edison) has been here and your letter was submitted •
to him. He states that none of the people mentioned in your
communication wpto in any way related to his family. The old man
is now in hie S8th year and he can trace his pedigree back for
several centuries . He is of Dutch descent, and his great-grand¬
father was one of the leading bankers on Manhattan Island at the
tide of the Revolution, sons of the family having emigrated to
America in 1730. The mother of Thpmas Alva Edison was a native
of Massachusetts, of Seotoh parentage; her maiden name was Mary
Elliott*
Yours very trxily,
Mess:
i: lewis*
January' 16, 1803.®
rs . .Eaton
#120 B j
road w a y ,
Hew York City.
Dear Bira:-
Be Now Jersey State Saxi X beg to thank yon for
your letter of 12th instant, explaining the above matter® Aa you
ar? aware, the whole of the Capital Stock of this Company is held
"by Mr, Ji^iaon as s.eeurity in par't Ihr the balance due by Mr.,
lippjiwott on the pdrehase of the phonograph patents for the
United States and Canada. If the Company we& Restrained “from
the exercise of any franchise or the transaction WP any business,
ana if the pay^nts pepe Resigned to a trustee, subject to Mis
Sds^rn's liw*"^o«aa''tt~*»M»a W Ifi **** *9 W* aa l#'dmptly ns if
tlra pResbnt. bi&iva df ^ noyt
control the Board of Directors. . If d trltsteo were to be appoin¬
ted, Ifod# we not have *o donsdlt Mr. Lippincott, end if an out-
s Ider wps go looted would it. in aw way hamper us?
There da side «f the case which stakes tne, and it is
*higi Is not »A jAppiiioott bound to provide the money to liqui¬
ds this State' tap* if wo are obliged to- make' the payment? ’ When
stock was giyontollr. ftliatm ae coaiate&l, « w not en-
evm*?X ** the^e &*]** ** *** s^e* lfe ^
dajfjf -ito prevent deviation nf the v*au* W if it
be conoidwodL:qrjdeairabio *o ’t^ns%? tbs patghts to a trustee!
Yours very truly,
Private" Secre tary ,
Dear girs-
Will you kihdly let me know if . you have gone throxigh
the papaya which I recently sent to you in regard to the business
of the Edison Phonograph Toy Mfg. Co. We are making up an inven¬
tory at the factory, and if you are ihmiliar with the' subject as
so far presented, J would like to go into town and see you about
if at an Oaniy day.
Eugeno H. lewis, Esq.,
Messrs. Eaton & lewis,
New York City.
Jamiary 19, 1891'.
Yours truly,
With reference to the enclosed letter from Messrs.
Baton A Wh, eay.ihg t*t W have retained a Wal lawyer in
Jersey in connection with the Attaolment suit against tto
Edieon Phonograph loy Mfg. Company, please draw a 6heck for #160
** the ?*** Qf wm f^son, in accordance with Messrs. E. & i*.
letter, and odhd -it. tp thia office, if will then forward.it to
Meaera. Eaton & lewis. -
Edison Phonograph Works,
Orange , h. j.
January 19, 1891.
• JArtuartf .19, 1891.
W. So Mallory’, Esq.,
-#7 Was t Reowto Iph Street,
dhltaiga. Ills.
>nfirm the foil, owing telecram dent to yoa
to-day in reply to your letter of ' 15t.h instant!
machines hare.
yonref truly
Privdti
January 19, 0.391.
Col. George e. G our and,' ;
Bdiso n Eads a Borthn mberiand £ve . ,
London, S. Y/„ JSngland,
-Lear "Sir:- .
Inferring .to -your Aether of lath October last, en-
•olo-sluc three statements of account, identified' as A» B. & c,
covering, respectively , *a<lhinery hfent to you daring 'the month of
May, ISSQ: SriJ»plifea fdh tJonnppy in connection' with the Mexican
-bUsinaSs : and Abcounts paid by yon for me in England! i teg to say
=4hat the -first two amounts, aggregating $573.35 are, in my opinion,
d proper Charge against you, and % see nothing in your letter under
jnepAy to mho me ch&ige t hid-Vieu. __ lf theEdiSon United Phono-
graph.Go. is to assume all or any part of this amount, the “matter
Should bp arranged by you.
in ^egaud Ijo Statement -C, detailing disbursements made hjr
y-0U for tty acpo-qnt in England, there is an error in thin state-
Tatent >#?. -in my ^aybr. The total amount of th4 sfeme^- 16-11,
equalls in American ioiirrency ^33.35, and not $39, as figured by
you. S have -therefore ,givpn -you' credit fljy and enclose
-herewith credit memorandum for the pame.
, Yours wpjr truly-,. , \ • /!
Jamary 20, 1891,
W. B« Kibble, Bb<j,
Florida .
1 beg to- confirm the following telogram sent to you
"My fat, her and another gentleman will be at
ypur place acme day this week. Pic
teve house ready for them; they will be
alonat
Yours truly-
Yogi's veiy tmily.
J armary 20, 1891.
^hoinaa Sutlej*, $ocy.,
K. J. & Penn'a. Consent i*at%j Works,
Kdison Jiuildiue, 'BpoutLSt*, HeVr York City.
1 enclose hprajnydi .check to the order of your Company
for $455.9*, which together with cash advanced by me to Hr. Ale n.
Blliott, Jr., $lofeO, and amount -of bills rendered $1474.09, pays
the lalsi hal-1 made on the unpaid Capital Stock of y.ohr CoMpanr, as
Well a» the amount which 1 owe you for poles, $280. This v/ill
be clear f.ypm the followings
payable 13th January 1891 - —$3,300.00
Amount -due you "by we for •polos---- - 280,00
?3, 530.-00 $3,580-. 00
OASh advanced to Mr. J3?aijftt fo:
Yp hr account— — - — ~~~ — Tw~-.
Sills sundered- - - —
Check enclosed herewith' — — r-~-
( January 20, 1891,
Samuel Incull, Bag,,
fidison Builtlihg, Broad Street,
Mew York City,
Bear Sir:~
I enclose herewith copy of a letter received from Col,
Gou^ud under date 18th October last, in regard to' his outstanding
accounts. I have replied *o this letter, informing oil. Oouraud
tlmt I do not recognize the deduction of the amounts identified by
him as statements «A and -3, copies of which are attached hereto,
and telling him that if the Edison United Phonograph Company is to
assume either or both of these, he should himself arrange for that
Company to take them over. • .
You will observe that Col. Goxfraud bays at the epd of his
letter that he h^e requested the United -Company to pay to a certain
amount out of the amount payable by. tint Company to him, I. do
pot know wlmt this -means and have asked the United Company if they
can advise me when the amount admitted by Col. Gouraud will' be
tendered. I give you this inibrmation so that when the matter
comes up you' will understand what the difference is between Col.
Gouraud 'e figures. and mine.
January SQ, 1891,
-Col, -Sourgud liap made
exchange, explained in. one
'™r of §5.15 (statement «c»)
i company ing papa :
Yours very truly.
li
§SK
|
I * ■
• |
' : . i
'* ;$ •
i-m ,
London, 18th October, 1890.
I paid yob on account after* the signing 61 the
agreement of amalgamation the sun of—-'— -
Leaving pow doe by i
■A* This is for items which appear to be machinery for
making phonogram blanks, these not only .not having been prdered*-
by me, but yon will remember when subsequently being short of •
blanks, I cabled you to know whether I Should manufacture them -
here; I received your reply in the negative. Shis no doubt to 3
overlooked by you on making out the invoice which was nbt sent
for nearly two years after.
*3>i L also deduPt tlia shipments, v presented by thie amount ;
which -we ne made to Mexico, jrnd which were without my order or-
knowledge, but if they are still subject to your order and * ontlpdv,
the "United*' Co. Yti 11 nb doubt assume the account upon receiving*
your assignment to them Of the material in question,
«C » These were amounts paid firms on y our aco ount in London,
and which apeak for themselvda . I notified • you at the timte of ■
making those payments that I had dope .so, leaving the settlement
Orange, N. U., U. S. -A.
" Dear Sir:-
In preparing for the fin^l settlement of our outstanding
accounts, and coincident with turning over stock etc. to the
"United Phonograph Ob.," I- find the position to be as follows:
Alter all hiring for the corra|ctionB yo-ii have already made,
and upon' the assumption that I acc e/pi the values of -the matsiial
as final, mid that I admit my liability for numerous things sent
me by you, without any authority from me, and- which, for the pur¬
pose of this letter, I am assuming to admit, but without prejudice,
pending the final settlement; 1 find the position to be thus:-
As per your last statement rendered - — * — >-$5495.24
Proti these further deductions have to
be made as follow (as per schedules
annexed ):-
"A“ -Machinery a/e $262.60
"B" Donne ty a/c 309.75
■ "C" Accounts paid by
me for you in England 3a. 00
Yours faitibfulOy.
( Signed )
Wa ttw adiustraoht of accounts botwoon
** “»*> ^ «** appears
tha *«*• side) andT
* » «*•*!» ««» i
Invoiqoa,
♦CASE 7.
Six brass n
and. pant wooden i
CASE 9„
Pant of wo a
2 hangars and 1 p
CASE 10.
1 complete i
Shaft wit h pulley
CASS ll.
a inside net
With table and at£
moulds with
table.
iron stand
for moulds
countershaft,
countershaft,
alone.
wax blanks
OA&E 12.
1 outside turning tool for
1 with gas stove.
50.-00
3'«K®potJ» s styl e “iC $45— &*>.op
„ $2.;70 for t’atfety ’ g,40
a Barrel phonograph blanks - ~=!—
4 Elute records — _ ' _ _
4 Pi o e-olcr records— _ _ _ 3 Z
f records-— .—-...ZZZZZZZZZZZ !*£
'4 Violin » _ 3,00
4 Bohd •> _ _ _ _ _Zr**Z 3,00
■2 Extra recorders — - :■ ... _ _ ~ ’
2 Rxtra r^rodac^rs- . .
5 Recorder points- — _ _ _ "
•5 Reprojiucer^points— — . - ‘J®
5 Cutting knivas _ _ *f°
'S;-lidiW a haft, centres - — . .60
2 Governor centres - ’??
2 Arm shaft ». _ _ ,0.6
2 - 100. thread ml Vs - - - ZZIZZZZZ
5 Sets diaphragms-— - — _
2 Main belts—-—-. -
2 IJetuyn screw belts - _ZZZ~""~ *,f
•43 Sticks Soda: — - - - *r~
Add !5j? royalty _ _
2 No. 1 'Batteries -
43 Soda Sticks — — — i _
18 pair bdide plates- -
Boxing and packing —
2?vnd October. 1 .'Phonograph style WTU ITo. 3422. $45. op
14th hovembawia hsnd^ecLds— — _
Ada, atf rpy^l^— fa
•6 ^Battery .-cords <-•
1st January. Cdnsta^d C.on^aitewrs fmjs ofe.,
;• : paper? Vfor^Mpstic*4 J— -
\. OoawaW tyjfeiuienw $**„ |jj£ fW
:: vwu? UA *«« ' f©»«j M*, fw ■
Papers far. jRpty. , 3flta^rr» jq.»
’/^l7£r' ^
. J383.
20th March Paid this day the Proproetora of nev/s-
PdPer "IRON" your subscription to that
papar for one year and 12 we oka to 20th
March , 1885. Circwptanoes explained
to you in my latte? .dated 21at March,
1888 and acknowledged -by yon 4th April
18.j3. Receipt sent you by me for this
payment 27th April, 1888, and acknowl¬
edged by you sth May, 1838— ■£1-16-11— § 9.52
1889'
5th February. Advanced this day to Mr. Osgood
Wiley under circumstances ex-'
plained to you in my letter dated
6th Feb. ackhovf lodged by you 20th
Peb. 1889 hnd mine ' in reply tp
youba dated 7th March, 13S9-~^5-0-0 24.33
1^16-11 §33.85'
'flua ^-16-ll ^sterling Money ) represents in
United States dollars an 'equivalent- of-; - - — - - -§39.00
jvcoouot.
Am ui* au per last statement rendered- _ _
parted by Col., tionraud:
. *£* d6tf ls ann^ed $862.40
"^for^r Paid '* 4ol»
l r m Edison in England - - 39o0fr
asreeS^o fU^£aSi°o,n~-^^.a5!!r. f "c °'r
Bailee now due decoding to col. cto«rmd---,---_^rrT^
^d-ll^eqSle0!* toerilT in (Statement C);
w8^SS».\f,i?r *•»* -• '*■ «* — ««««
And *he amounts is?—
•books ir--—— -^. „. . , J? gdlst>n acxajjdang to his
02,9^1.39
Letterbook, LB -047
This etterbook covers the period Januaiy-Februaiy 1891. Most of the
letters are by Alfred O. Tate. There is also correspondence by Edison, John
F. Randolph, Charles J. Reed, and E. W. Thomas. Many of the letters relate
to the manufacture and marketing of the phonograph and to legal and
financial dealings among the various phonograph companies. Some of the legal
correspondence concerns the suit brought against Edison and the Edison
honograph Works by the Edison Phonograph Toy Manufacturing Co. Other
letters relate to mining and ore milling, electric lighting, electric traction
systems, and the Sims-Edison torpedo. There are also documents pertaining
to experiments conducted at the West Orange laboratoiy for Edison-affiliated
companies including the Edison General Electric Co. and the North American
Phonograph Co. Some of the letters pertain to patent matters and to Edison’s
personal finances; several refer to his trip to Schenectady, N.Y. to conduct
experiments at the Edison Machine Works. There are also letters about
fcd's°? S „mi y’ including the death and funeral of his brother, William Pitt
and his efforts to secure a job for his cousin, Annie K. Doak. The spine is
stamped Letters" and is labeled "From Jan 20, 1891" The book contains 493
numbered pages and an index. Approximately 40 percent of the book has been
iilmed.
January 5*0, 189!
Inaull i
Building, Broad Street,
New York City.
You will remember tint when we received Ool. Gouraud 1
,ar of the 29th of October last, replying' to Mr. Edisoi
iked me if I would, pre-
;arding the Connery business, y
1 wrote y ax several times for Col. Gouraud '
order that I might comply with your request, but .it
at the Laboratory during my recent illness
do you consider it betti
Yours veay truly
January 20, 1891,
Frank 0, Johnson, Esq,, Chairman, ) ^ # Electricaa Engineers
S. B. Lawton, Esq., Secretary, ') arid .Mechanics Association,
’ 'Boston, Mass.
Dear Sirs:-
On my return to. the Laboratory this morning after a
week’s absence in the West, where I was called to attend the
funeral of my brother, I find your esteemed favor of 9th instant,
inviting me to be present at an entertainment to be given on the
29th of this month by the Mass, Electrical Engineers and Mechanics
Association, a majority of the members of which you inform me are
employees of the: Edison Electric Illuminating Co, of Boston.
I appreciate very highly your kindness in extending to me
this invitation, but regret that it is .impracticable for me to
accept it. I very seldom get away from the Laboratory, and just
at present ny experimental work is so important and urfpnt that
to leave it is out of the question.
I beg to tender you ny best wishes for the future success of
'your Association, and remain
Yours very sincerely!
January 20, 1891.
Edison United Phonograph Co,
New York City,
Referring to my account 'outstanding with Col. Gouraud,
I beg to advise you that on the 18th of bctober last I received a
letter from him in which he stated that by, the same mail he
a certain amount out of the amount pay¬
able by yourselves to him, and that he had sent you a form. of
Lpt for the purpose. Can you inform me whan the amount in
sett lament of this account is to be tendered me? Cel. Gouraul
did. not state, nor am X aware what moneys hd referred to
by yourselves.
account would-be settled.
this mail to the United Company to pay you’ this amount out of the
amount payable by that Company to me."
Yours very truly
.sO&vrL
«-3* 'ZriXyfr
V Ac? /^A- Lf
<yO ,0^0 V/tu, (kAju ommajl,, /Gaa^oaaXa^ O'
o&^yO' fcAAAeruB** ■ 6% ima^> f &
Ljky^ ^maJju ^fd
Cu^Jk. (X*o(njuzJ &M A^y&C4^Aj&> ^
tythJ^ ,
oU^sMj stfet -^fc
■, AAxtAdb AaAl M tU**.*#**,. sOv ~£y? rf^o*
ityot-tziUswzJ tryyh' fy1
%CA7J£A*^ &r-j^ f^-^r
^A^AAAZ
January 21, 1891.
W. E.. Gilmore, .Esq., Asa't. Gen*!. Manager,
Soheneotady Wks . , Edison Gen'l, Electric Company ,
; Schenectady, N. Y.
Dear Sir:-
1 return herewith bill of the Schenectady Works dated
October 31, 1890, against Mr. Edison for. $300.68, on account of
Labor and material used on .1 Octopolo Dynamo and .armature. Please
read Mr. Insula's -note on the back of same, instructing you to -
.(.cancel the bil,} and 'change to experimental a/c.
Yohhs truly.
i'v^Cr, $5$ ■
Messrs, Baton & lewis,
#1S0 Broadway ,
I have year letter of 16th instaht, informing me that
in the attachment suit against the Edison Phonograph Toy Mfg. Oo.
you have retained a local lawyer in New Jersey for the purpose of
convenience and accuracy, and requesting a check for $100 to the
order of Albert Watson, as a retaining fee to said' lawyer, In
compliance with this request I take pleasure in enclosing here¬
with check of the Edison Phonograph Works for the amount- named.
Kindly acknowledge its receipt.
January 21,1891.
Frank K. Spence, Esq,,
Messrs. Peter Spence & Sons,
Manchester, England.
De^ar Sir:-
Mr. Edison lias read your letter of 7th instant, in
which you- ask his opinion as to the practicability of exhibiting
a speaker's utterances from moment to moment to an open air aud¬
ience of great magnitude. In reply he say? tint this could be
done by writing or printing the speech on transparent continuous
and
strips,^, passing the same through a large magic lantern, which
would- project the written or printed wofry on a soreon. The
letters would appear say a foot square, and the audienoe could
read the words . as they were passed slowly piling*
YoUrjs very trhly
Private Secretary
- k r '
January 21, 1891*
Wo Ijo By erg, Esq.,
#51 West Sunnis ida, SUNDERLAN1), I
England.
Dear Sir
Your esteemed favor of 6th instant was duly
received by Mr. Edison.
The phonograph in England is controlled by the Edison** United
Phonograph Co., Northumberland Ave., London, S. W. This Company
I believe. will soon be ready to offer the machines for sale to
the English public. You could obtain full information as to
price etc. by application to the London office. The phonograph
can be used to great advantage by- blind people, and it would seem
destined to become of inestimable service
Yours very
•4kv".'
January 22, 2891.
Edison Phonograph Works,
Mr. Henry C. Ware,
Orange, N. J.
With reference to your latter of 2lat instant, in
regard to the prices charged Mr. Edison .by the Phonograph Works
for castings, Mr. Edison
that ha will allow the old bill to
go through. In future, however, all your bills against. Mr*
Edison for castings, brass and iron, are to be figured on the
Mr. Ware, dated 21st instant,
and to which this o cnmunicat:
reply.
Yours- truly
Private Secretary.
- 1
January 22, 38.91*
Samuel Insull, Esq.,
Edison Building, Broad St.,
i number of Mr. Edison's telephone patents
which are to be assigned to the American Bell Telephone Company.
Mr. Swan, the Bell Company's attorney, called upon Mr. Edison in’
regard to the matter a few weeks ago. We are informed ty Messrs.
Dyer * Seely that these forms of assignment were Bent to you. If
.so, Mr. Edison would like you to forward them to the Daboratoiy
i he wishes to look over t
Yours very truly.
Private Secretary.
- - v-y ■ •
i ■
*iison Building, Broad St.,
New York City.
Dear Sir:-
I bae to oonfinn the following +
, ■‘■Aowing telephone me a a are sent
to you i*om this office to-day in
• * <*ly to °ne roe eived frcm you
thiB morning!-
Private Secretary.
Jan. 22, 1891,
Messrs. Dyer & Seely,
#36 Wall St re e t ,
New York City.
. Dear SirsJ-
Mr. Edison lias read your letter of 21st instant and
says in reply that he does not desire you to prepare a new appli¬
cation on the ooatine of carbon filaments with silioon.
Yours vaiy truly.
Private Secretary.
January 22, 1891.
C. H. Adama, Esq.-, President,
International Printing Telegraph Compaiy,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Dear Sir:-
Mr. Edison has' received your letter of 21st instant, and
in reply I beg to inform you that there is no truth whatever in the
report to whioh you refer of his having sent an expert to Phila¬
delphia to examine your printing telegraph machines. None of Mr.
Edison’s employees were sent to Philadelphia for the purpose
mentioned, and if any such examination lias been made, it was done
without his knowledge or authority V
Yours very truly.
Private Secretary.
January 22, 1891.
T «
Messrs. A. L. Abbott, H. Lichtenstein, R. T. Moore, Louis Bush,
B. Ri forman, J. B, Yfolfe eto., etc., of
Hew Orleans, La.
Dear Sirs:-
On my return to the Laboratory a few days ago after
a week's absence in the West, where I was called to attend the
funeral of my brother, 1 find your esteemed favor under date 27th
of October last, in which you invito me to visit vNew Orleans and
address the citizens of that city on the subject of electricity
as a motive power.
It is needless to say that I appreciate very highly this
courteous invitation so kindly extended to me, but as to accepting
the same, I regret exceedingly that my engagements will not permit
me to do so.
. It will, however, afford me a great deal of pleasure to
furnish you with any data that I possess and that you may desire
on the subject mentioned, or to impart any information that might
be of assistance to you in your consideration of the same •
I am (a firm believer in’ the great superiority of electricity
t° a11 other known forms of power. I m , convinced ..that it is
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destined to ultimately displace the other motive agents in use at
tte present time, and it is a source oi* much gratification to me
that the citizens of New Orleans, in common with other progressive
communities, recognize tlie great advantages to be gained by the
adoption of this form of energy, and tin many benefits which would
certainly follow its general application to the numerous and
various uses for which it is suitable*
In conclusion, gentlemen, I bog that you will accept my
sincere thanks for the many kind expressions concerning myself
contained in your coomunicat ion under reply .
January 22, 1891,
Newbrougfc, m, d,
Shalam, Lag Crucei
New Mexico ,
Kr. Edison ha, reoeivad your note or 15th instant,
in which, you ask *at MU stop aoho. In reply ho says'th* ,
“ “ rary thing to overcome, Out that Partition, oh
“» **'». « papa- on th. van,
should improve .matters.
very truiy
Privat
January 22, 1891.
Evers tt Frazar, Esq.,
#124 • Wat er' Street},
New York City.
Saar Sir:-
Referring to your telephone inquiry of yesterday concer-
nin£ the 2,000 blank cylinders and 25 rubber shells which were
forwarded to you from the. Laboratory, via Colt’s Express, on the
17th of September last, the shipment consisting of 13 bbls and
one box (the latter containing the shells): for information re¬
garding the use of the rubber shells mentioned in the foregoing,
I would refer you to my letter of. 10th instant, wherein their use
is explained, fully and explicitly^ A rubber shell is to be
Placed upon the brass mandril of each phonograph, when the cylin¬
ders, which are of the latest pattern and a little larger than the
older style, will be found, to fit perfectly. I an positive
tln,t 25 shells were included in the above shipment, having investi¬
gated thematterand satisfied tryself of - the fact, and these with
the 25 sent to you recently, are more than ample for the number
of phonographs which you have : in China. The shells never wear out ^
•and each machine only requires one. — -
January 23, 1891,
, I am very sony that there has been such a
dolajr in answering your letter of 5th ultimo, which came duly to
hand. On the 7th of December, however, I was obliged to go to bed
with a very severe attack of inflammatory rheumatism, which con-
fined me to my room until Monday last, 19th instant, upon which
day I was able to visit the Laboratory for the first time in six
weeks*- • . *
I have spoken to Mr. Dickson about sending you- the Cabinet
1>r the card catalogue of minerals, together with all fittings
®%., and he will, see that the same is forwarded to you within
the next few days. He will address it to your house instead of ’
to the Geological Survey, inyaccordsnce with your desire.
Your proposed adjustment of the account between yourself and
Mr. Jdison, is entirely satisfactory •
Yours very truly,
Private Secretary,
W. V* Perrier, Esq.,
Ottawa, Canada,
January 23, 1891,
Messrs. Hert3 Brothers,
New York City
Dear Si!
The chandeliers are unsatisfactory. Fifty per cent
light is lost. The price is simply outrageous, in addition,
they were all right. I will not have them in the room.
If you remove them and deduct the amount charged,
other overcharges, I will pay the bill.
some
Youths truly,
January 24, 1891,
Major S. B. Eaton,
New York City1
In regard to the Phonograph Experimental accounts:
There is oharged against the North American Phonograph Company
sixty-three thousand dollars odd for experiments, dating frcm the
time when the phonograph was purchased by Mgl Lippinoott. Prior
to that period the Edison Phonograph Company was liable for the
cost of experiment ing J on our books there is a charge against that
corporation of some $26;090.' In arranging for seourity this
twenty-six thousand dollars will have to be taken oar e of in some
wayw- I bring the matter to your attention,1 as. the matter will
not appear on Hr* Lippincott ’s books the same not having been
oharged against the North Anw* Phonograph Co/ i
Youps very truly
January 24, 1891.
Major S. B.’ Eaton,
#120 Broadway,
New York City.
1 have your letter of 23rd instant, detailing inter¬
view between Mr. iippinc.ott, Mr. Bush and yourself, on the date
mentioned. .
to regard to paragraph 2: Mr. Bush is mistaken as to what he
told me. I was informed that they had nade an arrangement with
the Graphophone Company whereby the latter was to receive §10
royalty, biit the clause that they should acquire all ny inventions
vas never mentioned to me. Had it been I would have shut down on
it immediately.
With reference to paragraph 3: The 60 day clause was allowed
to pemit of Lippinoott collecting fron the other Companies.
Paragraph 6;. The stocks mentioned are no good Bin, view of
Graphophone contract. Party tell* me that H. A. P. o.o. stock is
hawked around the street for tdn dollars a share. ' '
Paragraph d I the total amount due M will amount to over
4850,000t
'****» ?* » Sttw/ Mrm,; >1
!•- *2?! »**» *•*!?• » >» '£ £ * *■».
Eat on <
24, 0891,
* ^ever, the iaollQ
to ^Viato the o£feot of
» now note is necessary
10 ’ wl,y then it is o. if*
order
aooounts
without wofi, ^
boina aPMiod „.^w.
usual
ve sy truOy
January 24, 1891<
Major S. B* Baton,
#120 Broadway
Dear SirJ-
I have your letter of 23rd instant, enclosing copy of
the . opinion of Judge taoonbe, continuing the present temporal-
injunction against the N. A. ?.,Co. I note v/hat you have marked
Ah blue TJenoil concsming the graphophone. Does this mean that
Yours very truly.
January 24, as 91.
Automatic PhonoGraph Exhibition Co.,
#13 Park Row, New York City.
Dear Sira :- -
Will you very kindly sen* na answers to the fol-
l0’i"S ,B0*tlO"S “ith oomr.w Inaoal m
.« h.v. obtained ttta ton bttt ,» tes ^ stanad
on an oxtendad b«MS, trtp> „»d thd mtt„ tea ^
°™'l”ted * 1 “ tronble „n i„ tte
matter:-
(1) sssts
vonm™?™? arSoSf “°S”° ror
Company hmSaM for*?ovomto and’!1145 ”oelvM •» J'ou
141 ^T™’*thfTirsto??s8y^rreiT »«»'*■ «
SS*J^S^JSSS.?-Si2j; ’
*0 you, or aS 2 “ opy orf8it?inatit>n’ t0 ^ raturn0d
January 24, asg^.,
Adams,
#502 Walnut Street,'
Philadelphia, Pa,
is at hand, and
reply
you that Mr. Edison has
employ named
iison knows nothing about this man's actions
his duties in Mr. Edii
>onfinad to
Department, He v/aa
't • authoj
nation of your Print:
ine: no knowledge whatever of the
itter,
interested in Printing Telegraph ma-
of inspecting those of your Company,
Yours
Privat
fa*. . :
Jack Wright, :
#226 East
Your letter of 23rd instant in regard to Milt
' 1 haV® tri8d hard 9nou^ to do something, for
t a chance will *> something. Mr. Insull has
00 him’ ^ SOmehow things don’t turn out right.
Yours very truiy
January 27, 1891,
Messrs. Drexel, Morgan & Co.
Yours very truly .
-- i\ ■ ..
1 hereby fence 1 the order which I gave you on the 6th
day .of the present uontlVto -sell twenty-five thousand dollars of
Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis & Chicago R. R. 1st Mortgage
4# fifty year Ronds.
Please hand to Mr. Butler the power of attorney which I sent
to you for the purpose of enabling you to transfer these bonds.
mm
January 26, 1891,
Eugene' H. Lewis,
Me 3 a r s . Eat on ■ & Lewia
New York City
Re Toy Phonograph mattes*. Mr. Stephenson did not say
whether he desired me to be present in the Jersey City Court on
Wednesday next when this ease is expected toi be called. If it
i. for n. to .«.M, i „<„U like t o ii. inftmod •„ t0
the location of the Bonrt, hot to c.t th.ro, ma a. »hat tto i
should be on hand.
Yours very truly.
January 26,
Samuel G,
Mr. Edison las read your letter of 25th instant; also
communication from Mr. Duval, explaining that the St. Urbian
property has in part changed hands.
Checks for payments involved under the leases of the Hannah
A. Day and Jno. H. Schenck properties go forward by mail to-night
Yours very truly, •
Private Secretary,
Please mention
mentioned above
In your next comnunicat ion which of the propert:
you are working on at the present time.
January 2.6, 2,891
Benjamin P. Card,
Bainbridge Street,
Brooklyn, N. Y,
PIMM infonn Mr. Edison as to the exact lectio* o
the into* property referred to iny.hr letter or mi, i„atdnt:
received this moraine. Severe! of Mr. Edison.' s win on
lins thron® this state, loctins mineral deposits ate.
of ttam coaid be detailed to exoeine the property in w
travei-
Youra
Privat e Seel
January 26, 1891,
Gottsohalk, Esq., President,
Automatic Phonograph Exhibition Company,
#13 Park Row, New York City.
Mr; Edison has road your letter of 24th instant, and
m reply he ba3 instructed me to inibnn you that he will be very
Pleased to see you at the laboratory on Wednesday next, any time
in the afternoon that you may find convenient.
Yours truly,
Private Set
,,„i Uu
January
Eaton,
*>" '•» toft-ation
ence receiired ^ by ^ ^
Automatic Phonograph Exhibition Coopa,,. Bp>
**“ to «set Mr. SottochoAK «t tte
Wednesday afternoon next.
laboratory
Yours very truly ,
Private
January 26, 1891,
General Electric Co.,
“Went, Harris.,,,
“• H’ ,'e'l*r. Hoad Acoomtmt.
“na“'e'<l - “» “>”»••», . i bo*
”'■ Th, *» MU. „ ropk _
,aS mUa:i 18 beoaUse ws are armneine with the
C“PaW f°r * *“*» »<»» »*% ...okar,*
m T-** *• — - ‘toy *. ,o „iu
•11 «»W4«»rt yorr Works that appear oa
experimental
forward bill!
our books.
Yours
Privat
SohenoJc,
advisi
1 have sent to-day, 0/o
' J*» a check to your order
:rins the first Payment 0n
Lonai ; iro:
Morri stown,
nventy-fivo dolXi
■ue January 23th,
truly ;
January 27, 1891,
William Vast ell.
Miohigan,
Your letter of recent date
very glad t o hear from you*'
duly at hand:, and I
K tftat you wil1 d°oept ny sincere thanks for the s
Witehyou rendered in connection with ny tootfer's funeral
of the afmoEom.„,a were satisfactory, and Mrs. Edison and ,
f«l ven- sratom for the kindness end ***** Knifed
you in connection «th tint sad event. . Jour kindness „
highly appreciated hy. us all.
Yours
Edison United Fhonogrs^h Co.,
G. N. Morison, Esq., Secretary,
Mills Building, New York City, tfjj
Dear Sir:
With reference to your letter of 14.+V, * •
J&rraffsr.: t&ttfca v&kzxsps* 10
to reraembor that !S t2 SSh^f 0Jui?ilastei?addrb°nJt "i11 to weU
the Hon.- Win. Henry - Trescot on the anMo/>+ ,ad[iresaed a letter to
the Edison United Phonograph Co. was win Iflg'to don +1 ^ that
graph with a complete outfit to the University phono"
the Company would reqnire would be a guarantee that ^ a11 that
wmld not be used for any other purpose *w * the “achihe
Egan's first letter, *hXh «rS * *'
last, - when the matter first came up. x wrote thia^+t ° July
Trescot on the strength of one received f^mL^ letter to Mr.
if™ '***• 1890 lp™" “w S’miS'to'tor”;
. &S£?sr£ £ “S r&s
~£ ?£ttZsiF
EdfiK,iP^ 3-COiy' encl03ed herewith),' in which he asked * »P
t? the Lttor?”3 °f the.Edlson United Phonograph Co. with reference
Prom the facts related in the foreo-A^ . .
was definitely settled by your Company Zt would 8eem that it
1 y Lnat a phonograph, with a
January 27
^al University of
5f July 26th pre-
oonmunioated to •
Rv to the Re0tor
te done now is to
ticablue. A lo
3»at* the phono-
'soot (copy Of •
uiy give the
that may be 4.
• Edison
>es not n
lubjeot 0
°t yet replies to
5 d° so until. he c
Presentation.
's last lott(
m definitelj
privali
Ba±$on Phonograph
Alexander Elliott, Jr.
E?rst National Bank Building,
Paterso>n, N. . J. '
With reference to the attaohed letter from S« D. Brown,
Mining Expert of your ci.ty, in regard to- the Centennial Mines , yoi
nue^it see Brown and say if the mine pans out well on magnetic sur-
vey, I might take a lease of it, making the minimum amount payable
sufficient to pay the interest on the indebtedness, and four or
five hundred dollars additional,. I am not prepared, however, to
make any arrangement until after a magnetic survey has been made.
January 28, 1891,
Henry M. Howe, Esq.,
#287 Marlborough Street,
^ say that he has no apparatus which will separate
”* ■S”'’ V“r‘ aso *dison W1M to separata the heath
aand of Lone UUM, tot it .a tomM.Hmt it cost abort 60 cent,
a ten to dry it, On a Jar® „.le it „ ariea tor
oooh leas. Mr. Bdiaon some tin, a„o applied for patent, for
•"**:-* by °* * «a«*l machine. . Hi. experiment, in
this tonneotion ,he,ed that a t on of sand tenia he dried in .boot
two mimUtea — dry enougi for separating.
There ia no literature on the subject of Mr. Edison's Ore
Milling proc bss. >
Yours very truly
Private Se oretaiy .
N* Moriaon. Esq., Saore tary,
Edison United Phonograph Co.,
Mills Bdg. , New York City.
f January 28, :
With -feren^to^e att^d letter G.J
Hardaker, on tte mi „ fi > / -r
T fa Ponograph ?L The Ma/ {
Mysore, in Southern India, whz/ih / / /
/ * T°h waa P^fiously re/er4d to y
on. the 21st Novembe/ last -Jn M'
y last, jiu you plflse infer J& what rep
o make to this gentleman*/ Tr» ,, _ *
/ ■ / » y°^fnw,niea*id4 of -22nd Nov
you said that IJ^e matter /won i h f
/ ZZevf°nU yolr Board of
Directors at/heir next /meeting, X Bn/' . ^
/ X TJP7 aotlon W taken ii
regard to it? \
Yovirs truly .
J arniarj' 28* 1891,
Edison United Phonograph Co,
. Moris on. Esq., Secretary,
Mills Building, New York c
I tea to .taw, receipt of yom. *,*.„«*„
instant fo, Chinee. , ^ ^ ^
""" W ■*ttenti<’- -■«- «»
to you at the earliest possible moment.
Yours very truly.
January
Dear Siri
We desire to have Lakeside Avenue from Valley Road to
tho West Orange Line macadamised. Mr. Edison and the Phonograph
Works, together, own all the pr operty oh the North side of. this
Avenue within the boundaries named. I understand that the proper
method of procedure is to present to the Township Committee a
petition signed by a majority in interest of the property hoLdefs,
expressed in lineal feet. Kindly -let us know if this is the
•.t way to go about: it, and if there
anything
Yours' veiy truly.
George P. Kingsley, Esq.,
My dear Shaw,
Replying to your letter of 26th instant, the
Laboratory guns are already trained on a mechanical meter;
Before very long you will be able to place your orders for s
thoroughly practical and reliable instrument.
Yours very truly
Shaw, Esq ,
Will'd
New York,
Dear Sir:
not ify you?
Yours very truly,
January 29, 1891,
Major S. B. Eat 01
I bee to acknowledge the receipt of your lett^og,-
28th instant, re Gouraud and K. U. P. Co. ^cording. to the
contract of torch 11, 1890, the Board of the E. U. P. Oo. must
meet and determine the compensation with respect to 865 phono-
graphs before the 11th of next month. .1 dosirc you to be present
at any meeting that may be held for tMa purpose, to represent me
and take care of ny interests. Will you arrange this matter
yourself, or shall i write the E. U. P. Co. requesting them to
C. Henderson, Esq., Engineer- in- Chief,
Edison Gen'l. Electric Co., New York City
I beg to confirm the following telegrams exchanged.
between
"Phelps has
and expects
Do you want
morning? J,
is many draughtsmen as he can
;o see you Saturd^r afternoon
le to notify Kreusi to have me
C. Henderson."
rork on plans
rith all plans
i ready Monday
iot notify Kreusi. I understand I can %
.All I want are the complete draw* p,s3 re£
ly night. Thomas A. Edison."
Wilt
Everett Erazar, Esq.,
#124 Water Street,
Mew York,
1 beg to confirm the following telegram sent you t
"What
best speed officially recorded? T. A. Edi;
Yours truly,.
January 29, 1891,
H« M. Francis,
% dear Mr.
I have your letter of 27th instant,
o the Laboratory, address ine it to me person-
that it is repaired and forwarded to your
desired.
Send the Doll
home in Brookly
Yours
Secre tary ,
iimmbi
January 29, 18 9;
SUM
Automatic Phonograph' Exhibition Co.,
#13 Park Row,. New York City.
On the 14th of Ausust loot Mr. Edison drew a check
on Messrs. Drexel, Morgen * «... to the order or
^ *•*»’ M°" ~ * - toMr. hiPPlnc.tt In
PWson. Ihis check was turned over by Mr. Idfpincti to the Auto-
entic Bionoareph «.lhiu« Co. as a cash loan no. Mr. Edison, and
Mr. Sdison is no. credited on the books ol. ..that Company with the
** d"lre *"*■*» “• A- Co. an aekno.ledge-
"** “ *“* de‘>t* “■* — the Oheever-Gilliland
in toree t have else mad. loans to the Company, „ M .oneidert^
the Ion, of .oknb.ledde.ent we have to re.e.ber the, these perti,,
car. d,™« like re.bdnition of their claims. for this reason „ i
do », consider it desirable to „k for . deed note , „ ench J
fon» of eckno.ledgement midht be. o^derons i„ „ther then Mr. ^
Edison's hends. * time nets is open tb the e„e objection, M it
besoms a demand upon matnidty. Whet tone ef ...nrity »Md
yon suddest whioh would net earey. M»h it th^se objections!
1 Yours very truly,// f/J/fc'' •
wityl.Xr
January 30, 1891.
’
Dear SirsJ-
In reply to your letter of 29th instant, I beg to say
th*t on the 27th instant Mr.. Butler deposited with y.ou check for
$70, 000, and on the 28th check for §5,000, which makes up the
amount of $75,000 advised by me in my letter to yourselves under
dat e 27th instant •
Yours vary, truly.
Messrs. Drexel, Morgan & Co.,
New York city .
Yours truly'.
Privat ’» s»
***“ PreP°rty POfer-a t0 *" — ,o
’ * ^ 4“* *• ***->»* *«».«,
to .««„ th. ani »to„ te ^
C** thS Same h0 conmunicate with.you again.
P. Card, BaQ. ,
#181 Bainbri dga street,
Brooklyn, j* Y.
) January SO,. 1891.
Carnegie,
to . . p~Mrtlr *°t*rrM to t.
enclosed
t0° fan array for
■j sid0s which I am
Andrew Carnegie,
No. 5 me
jfjg**^-*'*
January 30,
Yours truly.
Secret ary,
Samuel G. Bum, Esq.,
Your letter of 28th instant to Mr. Edison has been
duly received. The sketch of the Day and Schenck ground enclosed
therewith is . all right.
t.wa desired. to know was, if you
were keeping. a separate. record 9f the mica produced by each of
these properties. The royalties which we have to pay kre dif¬
ferent in each case; hence the necessity of distinct records.
A check for $57.08 was mailed this morning to the Equitable
Life Assurance Society, in payment of premium on your policy, and
the amount has been charged against your account-
January 30, 1891.
Phonograph Works,
Mr. Henry c. Ware,
Orange, N. j.
Dear Sir:-.
I have your memorandum of
01 thls afternoon in regard to
»o«* « tbo w
°" s°p‘‘r,t°- ia - *"■» „ot
receive at th6 time work is. requested «, v« 1
quean ed to be done. either an order
*“ tl" “"*•*”* •- * «. n-b-r «
Wtaoi. .m r»Uo,. The Phono^h*,,*, is
* “*y °°m‘nw for *• **»• «» w
“ ** ~ 1'1*h *• .»•*» V t*.
had instructed your people not to accept verbal orders, but it
appears' tint in these two cases they haws done so. i<t * impos
si'ble for us to keep track of each individual connected with w
«“ ta * - «™.i aaoertain *.
li n. save iaatmotita. to, experimental woylc on the '
S.p„a,.- to all proftiaty tt *. 0iofcTOn, M ^
hero to-day > A, aeon as to can tr.oo th, * ,M. Terbil
o«.y * .ill .«*» u by . Mmirttl0„. om. ^
Henry G« Ware
January 30,
link tel tine dies
sent
soon
approves it,
Yours truly.
Private Sei
Y dura very truly .
i ’/w
January 31, 1891.
Everett Frazar, Esq.,
#124 Water Street, New York City.
Referring to your letters of 28th and 30th instant,
in regard to parties in Paris having cabled me direct, requesting
information concerning -the Sims-Edison torpedo, I beg to say that
I ree«srved.& cablegram from Mr. A. Vemes, of the Paris Edison
Company, asking me to wire "If Sims Torpedo successful specially
speed," in reply to v/ihich I to-day sent the following
"Official speed nineteen two-tenth miles per
hour. I consider it a very successful and -
practical machine. T think twenty -five miles
can be attained by some changes . EDISON,"
January 31, 1891,
My dear Bergmann,
Your letter of 29th Instant in regard to your
J, is duly at hand. If I can find time I
>, but as you knov/ I very seldom visit the
new Automatic Switch,
will call and see it.
Yours very truly,
S. Bergmann, Esq.,
#527 Test 34th Street,
Sew York City
January 31* 1891,
Bdioon Building, Broad St,
instant dated at Ohici
We oannot determine
istios of the machine. l
’ 3 °0nV8rter C0 1 the character-
m *■* awaitine the completion
or t* It™**!* wohinn „ ltat „ „„ th> ooit_
struction of the converter. '
Yours
January 31, 1891,
John s. Wi!
Edison General Electric Company,
Edison Bdg., Broad St., New York,
Dear Sir!
Your letter of 28th instant to Mr. Edison, informing
him that his testimony is essential in a suit in Hewark, is at
hand. Mr. Edison desires to know when the suit in question comes
oft, aid vhether you. desire him to go to Newark or if you vri.ll
come to the laboratory and take the testimony there. Mr* Ediss
is obliged to go to Soheneotady either to-morrow (Sunday) or
Monday evening.
j/o Edison General Electric Co,
Schenectady, N. Y<
vn„ + n l ^ *■ confirm the following
you to-day, and ny reply to same’:
"Edison Laboratory: When is Mr. Ediac
Schenectady? J,
Answer!
An, waiting detailed drawings from Henderson-
X. T0Zr*ln’
gat than, Edison."
Yours truly,
January 31,
Ediaon Phonograph Works ,
Mr. Henry C. Ware,
Orange, N. J,
<* 30,h «»*.«. „
' ”” ^ n°‘ ”,,1VM “ *“•“ «»
n.» »d.1.. w^raph. tta. toilaino „a ,Moh
nearipg completion.
I enclose herewith original order,
six new model phonographs
Phonograph Co,
dated Nov. 8, 0890, for
".civea by m l„n th, ,)orth Wio<m
'ri*ml "»* «“« <>«*., K9b> for
sax new style phonographs, received +1, „
d fran the -Ediaon United Phono-
sraph Company, These two orders cover the to
. . °°ver the la machines referred
“i you> letter now under reply. j ■
. . l also send you herewith
original order dated Jan. 28, *91. *P -6 Nicke^in-^ + •
received from the Edisvn gni+ed pj ° Eao'hinas»
. . ^ United. Phonograph Co. lM tQ ^
the 28th instant an order for .■u
yott will • ^^se last named nrnchin^ ^
you will .now please canoe, t, and snbsMtute iherefor the orW ,
order enclosed herewith. The ^ohines ref a. ■ , , . , ;
Jan, 31, 1891.
Samuel Insull, Esq., 2nd Vice-President,
Edison General Electric Compare,
New York City .
Dear Sir:-
I have neceivw your letter of i„sta„,, onolosin*
copies or letters deceived lr you fy<n, the Genera Katewr of the
lamp Manufacturing LepH., also ir„ the General Manager of the
Light * Pone, Dep'tv, «ith reference to the advisahility of your
Company lit, a M volt lamp for the opposition trad, of aomeuh.t
lower economy than our standard lamp.
I approve of Mr. Upton's suggestion to make a three and
six-tenths. (3.6 ) watt lamp, and think that it should be acted
upon at once.'
Yours truly.
1891.
Col. Michael To Barrett,
Dear Sir)
Mro Edison is obliged to execute from time to t:
great many, legal documents, and we have upon occasion been put to
great inconvenience in order to obtain a Commiss
take his acknowledgements. In order to overcome this difficulty
soured during the session of the last legislature the appoint-
Chief Accountant
■nt of Mr. John TV Randolph,
this Township. We desire to have this Commission
sioner
newed and will be greatly ids*) indebted fbr your good 'of fl<
Yours very truly
Privat e Secretary,
A. Vernes, Eaq.»
«/o The Contpagnie Continental <
Paris,
* Edison,
France.
foil owing cablegrams
lease answer if.
lixteien hundred y
san't be
VERNES.'
'Speed is i
otherwise ,
ne over whole
EDISON.*
run. it ' could
Yours veiy truly
”Trvr'~? . :
Sdiaon Phonograph Works,
a -"Ply to r® letter or su, in to
■■■■I 0rti9ra from the Laboratory , I find tha+
’ A rina that Mr. Edison and Mr. Ballou
4 t°S‘,!”r *rWW *" «* *• *• — «t«l io >« ta.,ory to,
5 ««/•. ought to redye order.. Mr.' Jidiaon'e time „
j too -alueM, for „ „ expe.t **„ .run*, rersOMUl/ tor „.t_
: "”““iti<’”SV wh*“ “»“>* 1. to be to suoh
j — a. thie th. peraon to .ho. Mo. gdie.n giv„ in.tra.tid „
] ”SP'>“ibls *» *“ — * ■» ootaihoa to obtain a .ritten order
. , from the Laboratory. You .Mould have Mr. Ballou report to ,0.
! aw wort tint Mr. Sdieon require. to bo carried, out, after .hioh
yj “““‘"‘"C a r.quiaitien in .eritiug from her. i. a very We
, j -ter; but tbl, arrangement doea no, include any Pvwa nhateo-
ev® connected dith the Moratory agenting gdieon. end I
will be glad if yuiWU refute to com™,,. „-b upon the rerlnl
requeet OP any *. « ear ample,... la ^
;f ill Sdieofl'a Items *
•] .' v«*y tt*U3y» '
February 2, 1891,
Gilmore, Esq., Asa't. Mapacer,
Edison General Kleotrio Comp ary
Schenectady, N. Y,
Dear Sir!
Yours very truly.
Private Secretary*
has loaned money to the A.
of this Mr,
Edisoi
ask for a demand note.
SOUld obtain like security , which
menace some t:
in the future.
beoomes a demand upon maturiity . Fill .you. be good
gest florae way in which we can obtain an aoknowiet^J
debt and avoid the contingency suggested above. H
i
1 %
\ | .....
On the 14th of August last I handed to Mr, -Lippinc-ott
Mr. Edison’s check on Drexel, Morgan & Co. for $3,500, which sum
Mr. Lippincott stated he would pay over to the Automatic Phono¬
graph Exhibition Co. as a loan for Mr. Edison. Subsequently Mr.
Lippincott gave the A. P. E. Co. check of the H. A. P. Co. for
$7,500, requesting ttem to credit the amount on their books -fed
Messrs. Robinson and Blodgett, Trustees. Mr. Edison contributed
of this amount the $3,500 named above. We have no recognition of
the debt and desire to obtain one. The Cheever-Giliiland interest
Major S.
' #120
B, Eaton,
Br oa d way ,
New York City.
February 3, 1891,,
New York City,
represent
settle this matter,
Yours
iiy truly
February 3, 1891.
°. h. Edgar, Esq., ffen'l. Manare**,
Edison Electric Ill. Comply*
I enclose herewith a letter f»B Miss Annie K. Doak,
a ■connection of Mr. Edison, who for son* tin* past has been in
the employ of the Edison Phonograph Toy Manufeoturins Co, in
B°3ton. Miss Doak is a Stenographer and Typo- writer, and has I
understand Cnve entire satisfaction in her present position, whic]
she is obliged to relinquish owing to closing of the office o3
the Toy Company, as explained in her letter. Is there a vacancy
in any of your offices to which Miss Doak could be appointed?
February 3, is£
every thi]
Power to obtain another
■to some of our
you in -Bo st on,
comnunicate with y ou
soon
Yours
Privatf
Miss Annie K» Doak,
c/o Edison Phono. Ukr
#95> Milk St‘
Company,
February 3, 1891,
sen Phonograph Works,
I >®d a conversation *ith Mr. Edison yesterday in
«Sa-0 to the ip. Phonograph. („„,«„ ^ tto >te
tke-dlet aaphinea Wiieh »«■«.' building, 0r „ie
U° V° °°’ and S1X for tlie N* Ai P* Co., and the latter for
4‘" W*** U"tted "“"«i «»» “P- Wi.P» S.3 ttat if
- ww it «, cause ooa*li.
cation nth respect to our manufacturing asreoment., and he there-
prefer. have them billed against himaeif. You oan retain
the original order. „hioh"l .out you and make your bills out
against Mr. Edison.
yours
Private Secretary
February. 3,
Eaton,
Haw York City
Dear Sir:-
I beg to acknowledge the receipt of -your letter of
31st ultimo, enclosing copy of notice served by you in Mr. Edison's
name and behalf on the Edison Phonograph Toy Mfg. Co., terminating
tin foreign' license of August 6* 1889^ on account of nonpayment of
royalties due. I wa's not aware that this notice was to be served
■ or I should' have informed you in regard to certain statements that
I made to the Bbard of the Boston Company appertaining to these
royalties and in which Mr. Edison acquiesced at the time. It may
be that notwithstanding' these statements Mr. Edison had a perfect
right to serve this notice, but it seems to me that all. the cir¬
cumstances should have been taken into consideration before this
notice was issued, which so far as I am concerned or aware, ^ has •
not be en done . Unless something else has occurred with which I
am unfamiliar it will be an easy matter for the Boston Company to
prowe -bad faith" and I will be one of their principal witnesses.
In Mr. Edison's nnmorandum to you of Jan. 7th he said -How would »
do to notify them (the Toy Co. ) that ho further extensions will be
mads and that we shall demand and expect the sums due oh date?"
Major S. B. Eaton.
February 3, 1891.
-a-
Pnor to this I had a conversation with Mr. Edison in Which I re¬
minded. him that with his authority! had stated to the Board of the
Boston Company that to would waive the royalty due October 1, 1890.
Mr, Lippi n oo>tt , on behalf of the N. A. P./Co., also agreed to waive
the royalty .due that corporation at the same date. Our papers
vrere not prepared because we were waiting for Mr. Lippinoott to
send his to us, as he agreed to do. Mr. Edison's idea was to
notify the Boston Company that there, would be no further waivers
beyond the one.assented to, and in asking you to notify the Boston
Company of the termination of their agreement on account of non¬
payment of royalty due October first, to must have misunderstood
your , letter, four oorununication of Jan. 9th ought to have been
handed to me before any reply was given. This was not done, it
towing boon answered from Mr. Edison's note,. I will call and see
you about this matter the first time I am in town.
Yours very truly.,
Privato Seo'y.
February 3, 1891,
John S.' .Wise, Esq.,
Edison General Electric Company,
New York City.
Dear Sir:-
Reptyirie to your letter of 2nd instant, Mr. Edison
went to Schenectady last night, and will be there for a week or
more. He could not state definitely how long he would be de¬
tained, as it depends upon the progress of certain experiments
he has to conduct at the Machine Works.
Yours very, truly, \
. ' : • >
•C'ir.7:
February
Gilmore, Esq., Ass't. Manager,
Edison Gen* 1. Electric Company,
Schenectady, N. y.
“01°” *
««« «„ •.**„ MMra -„MMi „hioh
„„ 4«" ** *«» ha. tto „
• Eat0" * *-*■.. fc
jrrjr, Treasurer, N. J. x. p- n
v . °°»»»traiw *>■*«. A2 Broad St
iw York City.
attached to which
please hand to Mr.
Yours
Private Set
New York City
#124 Yfater Street,
With reference to your letter of 5th instant which ha
just been received, Mr. Edison, is at present in Schenectady, he
having G°„e there on. Monday night last. The- letter of Mr. Eraza
referred to in your comnuni cation was forwarded to Mr. Edison by
last night's mail, and the cablegram which you desire sent to Mr.
Vernes, of the Paris Edison Company, has doubtless
*“• DKrninG- AS S°°n 33 1 ^ Schenectady on the subject
I will oomnunicate with both you and Mr. Frazar.
Yours very tru]y.
Bethel, N, J,
Bear Sir:
Mr. Edison has read your letter of 2nd instant and
that you had better keep on with your tunnel.
very truty
hMiiJ&ftky, i.
February 6, 1891.
Referring to the attached letters fiom'
Dyer & Seely, you told tin to ask them to pay these taxes on Ore
.Milling and Toy Phonograph patents* The Austrian Toy Phono¬
graph patent must be v/orked in that country before' June 14th
next in order to sustain it, and the. Spanish patent on Ore Mil¬
ling apparatus must be worked before March 2nd next.: Do you de¬
sire any steps taken -with reference to the working of these two
tpatents? and if they are not to be worked, isn't it unnecessary
tfco pay the annuities?
Yours very truly.
February
1891,
New York City
1 return herewith the agreement betv/een T« A. Edison,
Jesse H. Lippincott, Thos. R. lombard, N. A. P. Co,, Louis Glass
Exploiting Co,- of California, A, P. E. Co., Chas. A, Cheever, and
Felix Gottsohalk, Trustee, the same having . be en enclosed v/ith yo-
letter of 2nd instant. This is the Trust agreement which provides
for the distribution of the stook after the dissolution of the
trust. What 1 want is the agreement in which Mr. Edison fo:
consideration of 5,500 shares of the stock of the A. P,
agreed to give the Company his inventions covering Nickel-in-the-
Slot attachments
very truly.
Private Secretary
New York City
Referring to ny letter' to. you of 20th ultimo, which is
acknowledged in your oonraunication of 5th instant addressed to
Mr; Edison* I will be glad to have a copy of the proceedings in
question, and will take occasion to point out to y.ou upon its re¬
ceipt that part of the testimony which I believe
making a' settlement bet ween, the N. A. P. Co. and the Edison Phono¬
graph Works.
Yours very truly.
Replying to the two questions contained in your letter
of 2nd instant addressed to Mr. Edison:
(1) Electricity has been experimentally generated within
a vacuum, al though I am not aware thft the pLticSr
souroe you mention — a dynamo — has been used in
such experiments.
(2)
It ia not yet known whether electricity is or is not
a substance, but it probably is not. If we are en-
• evidence as it stands to-day,
electricity is a particular mode of motion of matter
just as heat is another particular mode of motion and
euch modes of motion may be in excess or deficit ilS
taatetrial. quantities.. u
Yours truly, /•"»'
g'Lfrv
*
Private Secretary .
February 6, 1891,
Everett Frazer,
As previously advised I sent your letter of 3rd inst.
to Mr. -Edison at Schenectady. I have received it back this
morning with the following note: «l have already cabled twice;
the last cable meets the question I think." i enclose herewith
copy of the two cablegrams referred to by Mr, Edison, together
srith bill for same, amounting to $16.13. This also in reply to
your letter of 5th instant.
Yours very truly
Privat i
iW9
February 6, 2S91,
Sranois R. Upton, Eon., oen'l, Manacor,
L”P W». Oep',„ Edieon oa,,'!, El,0- Oonpai^
““ *° M‘r “ >««» «««« letter mo.ivei
&0» Hr. E. P. Raaetti, London, E»Bland, in „dard to „ ndver-
t ieemont in the Alt- of .the bnipereal Litton 0f Pari., i339 ,
and Wtioh nonld appear to have teen tathoriaed bp Ur. Hrneer. We
reoeived a foneer letter fn» Rneet.ti,. in «,i„h . .
" * ^1U,i ^tner, *. stiae.hr/ on a/e
" <h. adverta.nnent referred te in th, foresee, te ehi eh I re-
Pit, , ,het * «d not, hie letter beine the Meet inti-tied „
had had of the matter. If p«„ have aw inlbmation on the enb-
, J«t of tide advertieement, I ehall. * very slad if pen iet
to hear from yoi
>:that I can repay to Mr.
Private Secretary.
p-«i -
Dear Sir:
'mine:
'of the United
•d to-day twelve
Dispensation for
Privat
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February 7 , 18 9 1 .
I-1"* *° *>» tLerm »nt ,
Yours truly.
February 7, 1392.
J. C. Henderson, Esq., Engineer- in-Chief,
The blue prints showing the canvass of the Fourth Dis¬
trict j New York City, referred to in your letter of 6th instant
to Mr. Edison, have been received at the Labdratoiy, and they
will be handed to Mr. Edison imnediately upon 'Ms return from
Schenectady.
Privat e Se<
rvr-'.irr’
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slitot ^ °f ** ina““* •«-», newspaper
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rnmediafeiy upon his return t
S'" * Blaa “ - - — « — — ,
I notice you have sent for.
Phonograph, has been
It will be placed before }
the Laboratory. Mr. Edison wi
>ry truly.
Private Secretary,
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1 theASraPhoplione factory?
Are the Mi son Monograph Works now rei^i^ t
10 N‘ A‘ P* C°* phont>esaphs sent to the Works
'e pairs? » so, on what ground is this done?
I would like to see Mr. Ware * bout these quest:
Company
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c/a The Compacnie Continentale Edison
p?r is , France. ’
bee •»«!»..«» enn.ned oabJee™ „nt t„
instant, the eem. tain, a dnplioate ef the one fomsMea to yon
ana Lehman, in nepiy te yonr. of aste. , m inlermd u
the orieinai despatch had net reaped yen; hone, the nep.ti«im.
same over whole
It could
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EDISON*.'
Yours very truly,
February 9, 1891,
Sverett Frazar,
New York City.
Referring to your telegram of Saturdty last and my
both of which are confirmed elsewhere,
lediately
upon receipt of the former, 1. communicated with the Western Union
Telegraph Office concerning the non-delivery of Mr. Edison’s 2nd
■ «, * „ dated 2nd instant
cablegram to Ip:. Vernas of the Paris Edison Company ,^in regal'd- to
the Sims.-Edi'sojn Torpedo, and this morning I* received from the
Manager o? the Orange office of the Western Union the enolosed
messages, from which you will see that the cablegram in question
was duly delivered at the Paris office of the Edison Company.
I duplicated the cablegram as requested, and I enolose herewith
bill' for cost of same
Yours veiy truly
Privat e Secretary-
February 9, 1891.
W. E. Gilmore,
Manager,
I beg to confirm the following teleeran sent to
you this morning:
"Can you- give me any idea, as to when Mr. Edison
will leave Schenectady? Answer. A. 0. Tate-
Yours very truly.
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jrabruary 9, lS91.i
Tilajor S. B. Eaton,
i^22Q Broadway ,
New York City.
Dear Sir:-
Ref erring to your letter of 7th instant to Mr. Edison,
I beg to submit the following information in reply to your queries.
(1) There is a balance in the treasury of the Edison Phono¬
graph Company of $417.03.
(2) On the 8th day of July, 1889 a check for $5,000 was de¬
posited in the Geraan National Bank of Newark, N. J., to the credit
of the Edison Phonograph Company. This check was received by Mr.
In3Ull and forwarded to the Bank by him in Mr. Edison's name'. Ho
has fines informed me that' it was a payment made by the Boston Toy
Company on account of royalty, but the written records describing
the payment are in his possession.
(3) A complete statement to January 1, 1891, of Laboratory
experiments has been sent to the North American Company.
The Edison Phonograph Works have not yet rendered their
statement. They are still engaged in making up their books and
the statement will not be ready until the beginning or middle of
next month. The arrangement i3 tint it will be prepared during
Mr. Instill's absence, but will not be submitted until his return.
In a letter which I received from him to-day he advises me that he
will not be honjg until the first week in March.
(40 There is no record in this office of a letter fw>m Mr.
Edison to Mr. Lippi, ncott , informing the latter that there were no
outstanding claims against the Edison Phonograph Company and that
it had no creditors. I do not believe that any such letter wa s
ever written or tlat the statement was ever verbally made by Mr.
Edison or any one connected with him. The first section of the
contract of Ootober 28th, 1887 between T. A. Edison and the Edison
Phonograph Company provides that the latter shall pty the oobV of
obtaining Letters Patent in the United States and the Dominion of
Canada, together with all costs and charges incurred in experiments
Wfca^first bill for patents was rendered by Dyer* & Seely during the
Major S. B. Eaton.
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Februsry 9, 1891.
month of July , 1888, since which time further bills have been
rendered, amounting in all to about eleven thousand dollar's up
to December, 1890. The Edison Phonograph Company has paid on
account of these bills the following amounts:
October 21, 1889 - $1,500.00
Decomber 19, 1339 - 1,500.00
Allgust 6, 1890 - 1 1,532.97
Total $4,532.97'
This leaves in the Treasury of tie Edison Phonograph Company
the balance referred to in the foregoing of $417.03. Mr. Edison
has paid on account of the same billd three thousand dollars odd,
which leaves a balance due Dyer & Seely of about §2,800. In
add it ion to the amount owed Mr. Edison by the Edison Phonograph
Company for payments by him on aocount of patents ($3000 odd), the
Edison Phonograph Company owes him about twenty-three thousand
dollars on Experimental account. These experiments cover his
work from the' date of this contract, October 28th, 188.7, to the
date of the contract between T. A. Edison, North Am. Phonograph
Co., and Jesse H. Lippincott, dated August 1, 1888, in which the
North American Company assumes the experimental accounts.
(5) The Edison Phonograph Works ovm 500 Graphophones , These
are all new and are presumably in good condition, ready for sale.
Of course we would have to test each one before it left the fac¬
tory. The Works got them all from the Hartford Graphophone Fac¬
tory.
(6) I notice that in your report to Mr. Edison, dated 5th
instant, you ask this same question, and I also notice that Mr.
Edison does not answer it, but refers in the reply which he. makes
to another matter entirely. The situation is this: The Edison
Phonograph Works shipped certain machines to local companies on
the order of the North American Phonograph Company, which machines
were billed against the latter when the left the factory. Some of
these. nave rren time to time been returned to the factory for re¬
pairs, the cost of this work being charged against the North Am.
Phonograph Co. Early in January Mr. Insull arranged with the
North American Phonograph Co. that they should ranit weekly the
amount of these repair bills, which they have been doing. Prior
to this arrangement there are large amounts charged against the
N. A. P. Co. for repairs which are still outstanding. The Edison
Phonograph Works infoiro me that they received instructions from
Mr. Edison not to ship any of these repaired machines unless the
North Am. Phono. Co. was willing to pay the Works the price of a
new machine for each repaired machine shipped. Mr. Edison did not
mdan to charge the N. A. P. Co. $45 apiece f»r maohines with which
February 9
E^y ^ a-Lready be,
Edison Phonograph ffc
paired machines the
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they assented to thi
withdrawn tin,
led; hut he war
inancjally and
upon which to
Lf 20 repaired
wanted a ranit
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to assist the
shipment of re-
1 amount that the
K S.hipped du-
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ot t0 eh ip these
a order unless
uP.to this time
very much obliged to
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very truly,
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Privat
Henry B» Auchincloss, Eslq.,
February 10, 1891.
Referring to the bill sent to you for e leotric
lighting for January, wo beg to say that this is absolutely
correct. We. believe that during December your meter was re¬
versed and a bill for an insufficient amount >Qf «urre*t was
rendered you, but as the quantity of loss was unknown we stood,
by the meter record. There is no error in last month's bill/
This electric lighting has been a very unprofitable enterprise
for the Laboratory, and we would very gladly discontinue .it,,
Yours- veiy truly;.
i’eb. 10, 1891,
Mr. Thomas Butler,
Edison Building, Broad Street,
New York City.
Dear Sire-
Referring to Mr. Edison's letter to Messrs. Drexel,
Morgan & Co. , in- regard to 1,000 shares of the Edison Gen'l. Elec.
Co. stock, coxy of which was enclosed with y our letter of 9th inst.
I assume we will await advice from D. M, & Co. of the actual sale
of this stock before entering the purchase money as received, or
has the- sale actually been effected already and the amount placed
to Mr. . EdisonVs credit?
Yours very truly,.
. February 10,. 1891.
Major S. B. Eaton,
#150 Broadway,
New York City.
Dear Sir:-
> I understand that the minutes of the last meeting of
the Directors of the Edison Phoriigraph Company shov; the election
of Mr. John F. Randolph as Secretary' and Treasurer. Mr. Randolph
was elected Secretary of the Company, but not Treasurer. I am
the Treasurer and have never been out of office. It is important
that this error be corrected, because I have signed checks as
Treasurer of the Company since Mr. Randolph's election to the
office as Secretary.
Yours very truly.
WW . .
tty dear Lathrop,
_ Will you kindly tell ine in what issue of
HARPER'S your "Talks vri tli Edison" were published.
Yours very trd’x-
Private Secretary,
Geo. Parsons Lathrop, Esq,
yours very truly,
J*. W« Chapman » Beq.,
#23 Oilpasio Avo . ; . Toronto ,
Canada 4
My dear Mr. Chapman, -
I have your letter of 21a t ultimo.
I did not forget about your Doll. The trouble has been that
the fira^ dolls which were sent out were not altogether satisfac¬
tory and; it was found desirable to make a new model, of which a
few samples only have as yet been prepared, owing to the Doll
Company not being ready to authorize continuous manufacture. As
soon as the good doll is available I will fulfill the promise
made to you last summer during one of the very pleasant trips
which I made across the Lake in your Company.
I had a note yesterday from Aleck Craig, who is at the Hotel
Bartholdi, New York.
Trusting you are quite well
LWikiJs ,-;asv;
February 10.
lielicnoj
We ara frequently put to very serious inconvenience
owing to <*ur being unable to obtain letters for Mr. Edison, the
Eais<>iJ Manufacturing Co. until after ten o'clock. Our Messenger
states that on account of our mail being a large one your clerk
who delivers- letters arid' papers will not serve him until every¬
one else1 who happens to be in the office at the time is served.
not understand why we should be made to wait the conven-
in#8 of other people because
to be served
of turn, but
matter and see that our mail
the future g:
Tours', truly,
1 Privat o Secre taryi.
Sdison Phonograph
(X) the exact
number of rec i.lar . phonographs 'made and shipped from the Works • to
local Companies upon order 'of ‘the North Am, Phonograph -.Co;,' and
) how rnw' of thtese liave been returned by local companies and
ihe Wo#k8'
Yours very t ri<Ti
February 11, 1891.
Automatic Phonograph Exhibition Co,
NEW Y0R1C CITY,
Dear^Sdrs:-
Ref erring to you^ letter of 31st ultimo, containing
answers to various questions asked'.' be me relating to the status
and detail? vof your- business* will you very kindly furnish cb with
replies to- the following .additional queries:
|1); How many Sub-Companies have you contracts with, and what
are the names of these .Companies?
f2J xn your letter of 31st ult. you state that the gross
receipts collected by (all?) Sub-Companies for November and Decem-
^LT°TtQd t° Will you kindly tell me how much this
#YSf&ged per machine, computing on the basis .that all machines were
in u#e for the entire period of the two months?
Jtn your letter of 31st ult. you state that the gross re-
Sri 14> . 11 you kindly tell me how the receipts
the vanous Sub-Companies, mentioning each
S ^SL^SB2?*t lts rso eiPts} also-, as regards each Sub-
the expenses were which were to be deducted from
the gross receipts and how much was the net amount for said two
(5) How many afcar** of the Trustee Stock
chalk has been sold, to whan, at whftt prioe, ai
does he st ill hold?
(6) Please state in full detail what the
Company wm in. Jamary, 189D Please also stal
given any Promissory Notes, and if so, to whom,
-a" February 11, 91.
ti!i+ «<j£,J110Unta,1 and when Payable, and state whether any of these
notes are endorsed or secured in any way.
„1+ R0f®rrine to j^our answer (4) in your sidd letter of 31st
„ y°J?.plfase 0XPlain the la3t three items, viz: amounts
, Gilliland,' Messrs. Robinson ctnd BlodgQt, Trustees,
ana Mr. CJheever?
tw If! Please sendnie a cojv Of the By-Laws of the Company as
+ w !r oriOinaHy adopted and a copy of all amendments made to
y the se=t; 0i”00 adoption. Please have the same certified to
y Qne secretary of the Company,.
S9L Pl0ase send » a °oPy ^ the Minutes of the recent
Annual Meeting, certified to by the Secretary .
«s. missis uo,,ti^- ***» ■*»
^,1A^ y0U?.l9tter of 31st ult-» you state that you have
pa_d fo. 573 machines, whioh I assume is payment in full In +v«»
smnq letter you state that you have distributed VAd. machines Prom
PaS 1VVT3 y°U ^ PUt OUt 171 Chines which' S^'not beS ^
sss. » *• »*•»* stMeS -
nr q. (13) In your letter of 31st ult. you state that 200 shares
h0l^i81TLSt0Ck had been a°ld. Does Mr. Gottsehalk, Trustee,
the-«fS ^n/er ’ a ,h0W much? Does hold any Certificate
2af™tl s° > Please state in what name or names and exactly
wiat amount as regards each certificate,.
GottsitolVclSmTS r£hf+°Ve m™tiomd T™3tee does Mr.
on it? .a_m the, right to vote on it, and has he ever voted j
Yours very truly, Jf
■' Mi W jtaW -gi, > m s
' I —
lorfje Parsons Lathrop, Esq.,
#20 East 20th Street, New York.
dear Lathrop,
With reference to your letter of yesterday
Edison is at present in Schenectady, and I do not e:
o return here until some time next week*
Yours very truly
February 11, 189 1<
Thomas R. Lombard,
North American Phonograph Company,
#160 Broadway, New York.
Bear- Sir:
Will you please let me know the exact number of phono¬
graphs under rental by all. local Companies, and. the numbei
connection with Nickel-Slot machines?
Yours very truly.
■ ;
February 11, 1891,
Major S. B. Eaton,
$120 Broadway,
New York City. •
Bear Sir:- •
Replying to your letter of 9th instant regarding your
interview with Mr. Bush, I will number my -answers to correspond
with the number set opposite your queries:
(2) Mr. Tate has already explained this matter to you,
(3) The total amount of experiments charged against the
florth American Phonograph Company to January 1st, 1891, is
$65,756.58.
(4) In regard to the amount which the ;N. A, P. Co. owe the
Graphophone Company, I think if you read all their contracts and
consider the machines made, say 3500, the 'sum whioli you 'name
(§35,000 ) is small.
(5 ) I do not agree with Mr. Bush. Why should v m ship these
machines when they' have 'never been paid for and when -there is very
little chance of our ever receiving the mohey for ttom? There -are
p 1 enty of. phonograp hs 'out; whi ch are hot in us e, but which would b e
ut ili zed if the N, A. -P. Co. had any management, This ordering
new phonographs is played out. I have instructed Mr. Tate to find
out the exact number: of re gular phonographs made, and. shipped by
the Works that are out; also to ascertain from Lombard, the >ex^ct
number of machines under rental and in use with 3lot-attachaeut.
We can then ascertain how many phonographs in the -hands of local
Companies are lying idle. I think they will foot Up fo two thou- •
sand or more, in view of which these orders for new machines show
such bad management that it would, in sy opinion, bo folly to deal
with people responsible for . such a state of affairs upon any but
the strictest -business principles, - or - in -other words, no trust.
(6) My idea in making the suggestion inregard to attaching
phonographs is that we ought t o be prepared to aot very quickly
so tint no one- can get ahead of us, in filing a claim against any
property of the li. A. P. Co. which may be available for. debt.
February 1J8»- 1891.
Eaton & Lowii
Meaa:
Tour ayrfter 7th instant to the N* 4. & Fa, Concen
trating Works, ^ J-nninc Bead of fining Lancia in Warren bounty.
New Jersey, between Mr. Lanning and Ohas.J. Reed, which document
A? turned to you. herewith, was forwarded to Mr. Edison at Schenec.
Y, who sen1 it back to me with the following note:
•♦All right! Have Elliott get
Yours veiy truly,
Private sec etary.
February 12, 1891.
oter is from Miss- Annie K. Doak,
relative of Mr. Edit- o 7), who lias been employed during the past
year in the office, Phonograph Toy Manufacturing Co,
Boston. Owing to Che closing of that office Hies Doak is obliged
that probably
to seek another
i could
. use her in some
Stenographer
and Typewriter, ana
Privat e Secretary
Sidney B. Payne, Esq,, Gen'l. Manat-«
Edison Gen'l* Electric C y^ttr^e^land District,
3 Pearl St. , . Boj.t o:
February 12, 1891,
Your letter of 11th instant is at hand,
friends
I have heard from one of
the ■'"Edison
’lectric. Illuminating Co., who;
^fortunately there is no op's nine in that Company at the present
several others, however, to hear from yet, and
that their responses will be^uiore encouraging.
Yours veiy truly
. :j:. r ..noti-rh Toy
i*95 Milk St.,. Bost-on,
Mr. Harry A. Chase, Soc'y.,
Franklin Club, ROCHESTER,
With reference to your letter of 9th instant, Mr.
Edison is absent from homo at the preseht time; it is therefore
impossible forme to obtain for you his hutograph.
Yours truly
the ■ fallowing telegram sent to y
'Called to see you yesterday. Will call agai)
about two to-morrow (Friday ). A. .0, Tate."
Yours trvily
nU i',1 it.
February 12, 1891
lanmer, Esq.,
Temple Court , ■ Beckman St..
New York City.
Informed that yesterday afternoon you came to
the Laboratory with some - friends, and without asking permission
of liny one proceeded to show them through the premises. I beg
to inform you that upon proper application there will be extended
to visitors aixah privileges as are permitted in this Laboratory,
but that no one- without first obtaining permission has any
Idver to pass the Gate House. Those who have .been connected
like yours el:
Edison and
position to apprec:
rule of this nature, should
the importance of adher
be tvie very lasit
Yours very
February 12, 189 1<
Dear S:
Have you succeeded yet
‘in ding ary trace of the
Bell Telephone Co.
-Elements about which we have had some
sorreepondence? It
very important tint these documents should
be found,
Private tmi
February 12, 1891.
Hon, Yilin • Henri' Trescot ,
Ho. 1418 L Street, Washington, & c5>**' ..
Dear Sir
I beg to return herewith letter of the %. Patrick
Egan, U. 3. Minister, Santiago, 'Chili. addressed to yffurse If, the
same having accompanied your let ter of 8th of January last to tlr»
Edison. The latter delayed rep lying to your communicating pen¬
ding the receipt of definite information from the Edison United ^
Phonograph Company with relation to the presentation of a phono¬
graph to the. National University of Chili. As I previously in¬
formed you, 'the. presentation in qtiest ion must be made through the
United ComppuY1. yrivnout whose authorization Mr. Edison is power¬
less io act in the matter. He lists: written to the Company on the
subject several times, impressing upon them the desirability of
•forwarding the instrument to Chili at once, but as yet he is with¬
out definite advice.- I:' enclose heirev/ith copy of the last communi¬
cation which was sent to the Company, dated January 27th, 3S91,
and to Which we have as yet received no reply. •
Yours truly ,
’ ^ ■'
• ■ , Phi-vat 5 Secretary.
«»• 13,.. 1891.
Edison Phonograph Works,
0 r a n g e , H, j.
I ~1«. health soos oorroopomfcnco f„m Eai„
Mw ,to~srawi *> -« -■ ■«. *«*;■* „*■
V"“°1’ *" “iwed t0 ,ta r»-“ ^«3itio„ for ^ „
’hm“* *“» :*h«™ *» *»• *>»«». om„ of „. p. Oo. lt
*“• ««««. r«« tMr.fo„ „lte
“‘8 **■ * °°- “ »*« **» m°o of «. ,»o.
vdiioh amounts to §19.69. These hi.**
»r. *,,«* ,na 18 b,lled^»»
aooiime y at in .11 have no objection to sending us
° ^lt f°r thS — ~t. 0f course so far * &
allowance for freight is concerned the Laboratory v;ill have to
‘vrite the E. U. P. Co. to-night. . .
Yours veiy truly.
Private Sec:
r‘°‘ Park; Row, New YorJ
' 1 b8£ t0 acknowledge with many thanks
""** " - >*“ «—*. -l-i, 00K „ .
te 'r ; to — — - - «**« - ooW. "
l*- When i'0U — -t the laboratory ^ ^
Wtt lntalSing in innuendos.
Yours very truly-,,
Priva
"at ary,
February 13, 1891,
T.« Barrett
1 b0S t0 tlBnJc you for y<W courteous reply -to «y
• the appointment of Mr, Randolph as a 'Commissioner
I cart in any way reciprocate your kindness it mil
letter,
of Deeds,
Si ve
Pleasure to do
Yours very truly
Privat
icre tary
February
Ed iso ]
-ett'er f>rom GottschalJ i
idently remembers what I s
addressed
Gottsehalfc
!°ntinue t
Thomas A., 1
Edison
Esq.,
Metric (
Sohenectady, N,
V/. E. Gilmore, Esq,, Ass't. Gen'l. Manager,
Edison Gen'l. Elec. Co., Schenectady, N. Y <
Dear sirs-
Please he kind enough to hand the enolosed letter
from George Richards to Mr. Edison for his perusal, and very
much' oblige
Yours truly,
Private Secretary
How many cells of the Taylor battery
obtain for test?
10 y0Ur *.*•«*» - to sand ,» » the
oriBiM1 of Mi.,, *o the Edieon Sort9 of
loy Oo. manal’ac turihg agreement dated August «, 183S, , entice
herewith a i«er data M„ April, 18s0| ,M„.9ea „
cop/ °f this assignment
*• ~ns • lcinal v®3 never sent to us from
The minute book of the Edison Phonograph
I's office, and I would suggest your- looking
will furnish you important infobiation
MaJ or Eaton'
3a ton'
Yours
Private Secretary
February 13, 189:
Mr. J. H. Block,
Your letter of January 8tli has bee
take much Pleasure in replying to it.
race ived, and I
the absence of noise in phonograph reproductions
ty the substitut io,n of sap-
'rding and reproducing diaphragns ibr the
old steel ones which wore formerly used; and second,, because of
the superior cylinders which are now in use, the wax being 6f a
better quality and more suitable for the reception of phonographic
^brds. The turning-off knives are now also made of sapphire,
and they give a much smoother and more even surface than was pos¬
sible with the steel knives.
• this improvement was effected first,
phire points in the
Your letter of 7th instant to Mr. Edison has come to hand in
his absence; it will be placed before him immediately upon' his
return to the Laboratory . .'The cablegram from Prof, stolietoff
Which you refer to was duly received. by Mr. Edison and acknowledged
by him to the Professor.
Yours very truly.
Fg bruary X/
•Skohan,
^ or 13th iftstant t o Mr. Kdison, enclosing
Acting Manager of the Smithsonian Insti-
®in phonograph experiments upon monkeys,
■egard to which accompanied a previous let-
e subject, has been duly received.. The '
ai-be placed before Mr. Edison immediately
lenectady . In the meantime I beg to" thank
:h y ai have taken in the matter.
truly.
Eebruary 16.
& Soely,
the attached bill in
With reference t o the
what
.11 you please ini’i
connection with Cases 906 & 907.
who Mr. Clarke is (item Clarke vs Edison'
s indicate the number of the case, and the
these cases are]
In future bill!
! quest that you embody the
name of it. I would als<
Yours truly.
Private Secre tary ,
February 16, 1891.
My fiear Jjathrop,-
• Replying to your letter of 14th instant, Mr.
Edison is still in Schenectady. I think it is possible that he
may be home by Wednesday or Thursday next, but X cannot obtain
any definite information on the subj eot. Just as soon as I am
^blo I will advise you by wire and will name a time for you and
Col. McClure to come put.
lours v,ery truly.
Private Secretary,
Parsons Lathrop, Esq
Conn.
tele cram to Mr. Edison
follows
"Mr, Edison ia still in Schenectady. A. 0,
very truly,
Privat e See]
<*<
lewis
New York' City
vejy truly
Privat i
February 17, 1391,
#120 Br 0 a d w a y
Se enol oaed notice frcfc the Clei* of the Court of
Chancery, Trenton, K. J., res.rdinc Poreolosure p»oeadinss
brought 4- the Mutual lire Ins. Co. of Her Yor* sminst John 0. .
Chandler et al, with respect to certain property upon which Mr.
Edison holds a cortege of Si, 000, dated 12th day of June, 1890,
•hioh is also enclosed herewith, together with Bond of Maiy s.
Chandler! will'ycn please do whatever is necessary in the: pre.i-
ees. The corvee is in default of interest on this rcortgage,
thich was drawn and title to the property inspected and all de¬
tails arranged by dee. P. Kingsley, Orange, „. y„ „ho|
you „„ obtain, or I can. obtain -for yon, .„y furti.r in*,™,, ion ‘
that you may require.
February 17, 1891.
> Thomab Butler,
Edison Building, Broad Street.
-Hew York City.
Mr. Randolph tails me' that you requested him to pay
the Edison Elec trio Light do. of Europe, Limited, the amount owed
by Mr. Edison to Philip S. Dyer, Agent, Antwerp, the same to be
applied in -connection with Mr. Dyer's accounting to the Edison
Electric Light Co. Of Europe, Limited. I beg to advise y oil that
the l'4th instant, I reoeived from the Edison General Blectrii
Company a payment of $1,274.74, purporting to cover royalty
lamps sold through Mr. Dyer's agency from December 1, 1889 to
December 31, 1890,
• his further payment mentioned by you to
On what
Mr. Randolph to be made? It appears to be a duplication of the
payment from the. Edison General Electric Company
Yours very truly .
Privat e” Secretary ,
February 13, 189:
repd the attached correspondence from
Gottschalk. It.' is very important that you should
tip seventh Trustee immediately; otherwise Gotta chalk is going to
claim that lie did all he could to carry out your wishes, but found
dt impossible to do
and Madden will remain on the Board. How
would 3orae one rfr tan • Spencer Trask's oflfioe; suit y
say Blodgett
or Skehan?
Yours very, truly.
February 13, 189-1.
therewith
control- over the
If would appear that in
these beins ahy c laim the proper course
dress Mr. W. J. Haraner, Rbom-#533, Temple Court, New York Cif
.on with. the matter must bte familii
Yours very tr uly ,
Private Se<
E. P'. Rasetti, Esq.,-
No. 76 Finsbury Pavement,
London, E. C., England.
In reply to your letter of 27th ultimo I beg to say
t^iat Mr. Edison was not interested personally in any advertise¬
ments or in any catalogues connected .with1 the' Paris -Exposition.
If wiy advertisements were with authority inserted in any cata¬
logues or any of. the letter contracted for,. ..the authorization must
ha.ve citae from some one of the Edison. Companies, with the detail
ofwho.se affairs Mr. Edison is unfamiliar, having no connection
February 18, 1891,
Mbs 3]
Nett York Git;
,Dear Sirs)
With reference to your letter of 12th instant re car ding
note books in which were recorded the experiments made by Mr.
Edison prior to his application for patent on Motor-Meter (Patent
NO. 242,901), I have consulted Mr. Jno. Ott on this subject, and
he. has made a search for the note books but is unable toifind them
at the laboratory . He says that "there are some very good curves
contained in the note books referred
showing the meter
:onstant, and quite proportionate to load.
further
experiments
ion ducted about the
at 17th Street, New York, and he
the model must be in the laboratory
and Mr. Ham if
says that the
books
tte Vault in New York.
Yours
Private
Messi'S* Dyer & Seely,
Replying to your letter of 12th instant, the record-,
books kept by Mr. W. s. Andrews while at the ^Goerok St. Works
are not at the laboratory. Mr. Ott has made a careful search fbr
them and is quite sure they are not here; he thinks- that they are
in the New York Vault.
Yours truly.
Private Secretary
February 29^
0 - aojcnowiedge reoaip4
^ «- «** ^JT ^
**•**+ “a b*&™ -in. « ta J" ^
1 "ish - -• — *- .*-» *, ^ r
which I will conwunicata with you ftirthsv* * *
Youro very truly.
Private See:
Number of Phonographs lying
Companies.
Idle in hands of local
Of the Phonographs under rental, Mr,
appear, to be employed with automat ic-
» lomba rd states that about
-nickel devices ,
Yours
>ry truly,
February 19, 1891.
Maj or S. B, Eaton,
•#120 B r o a d f s y ,
New York City.
in *,ich i
Lrrrs mtrj ,.m
local Companies. j
less Phonographs returned by local Com- >
panies and ^ store at E. P. w. at the . j 2.140
present tame; ? «s»J.eu
Number of Phonographs in hands of
local Companies .
nni+«.* c+„+„„ ■ * -cnrougnout the )
5£*LS“E " ?fc"5,rt #•-
My dear Shaw, -
Mr. Edison has 20 l/a shares of the stock of the
Edison Electric Illuminating Co, of Suntoury. This stock was in
your name when he got it and he has never .had it transferred. I
have seen reports in the papers regarding the sale of the plant
of this Company under a judgment. Can you tell me what was done?
Have the stockholders any rights left, the right for instance to
request the Secretary to transfer 20 l/s shares to the name of
the owner?
•; Yours vary, truly.
Private Secretary,
P. B<> Shaw, Esq.-,
Williamsport, Pa.
February 19, 189!
Samuel Insull, Esq.,
Edison Building Broad Street
New York1 City.
Dear Sir:- ’
On the 6th day of July, 1889, you sent to the German
National Bank, of Newark, N. J., a letter, copy, of which I enclose
herewith, covering check for §5,000 to be deposited to the credit
\f the Edison Phonograph Company. Tho re ars no racer ds to show oh
what -^cpunt this money was received by the Company. Of course we
toy phonograph royalty and that the. -check came through
f North Am. Phonograph Co., , but- wo should have
something in writincwk^c^ can be filed as a reference. Have you
any papers? Did you giv tho A# p> C{u q raceipt fop ^ cheok?
J.. so, I could get a copy «>• tj.,e rocaipt, which possibly may ex¬
plain' the payment. As it stamh v "X
^ now there is no record beyond the
check itself.
know it
Yours veij. truly.
XPrivat ■
Orange .
Averman Hat ional Bank ,
Bear' Sirs:-
Enclosed please find New
dollars (ijS.OOO), shioh »—
HD I SON PHONOGRAPH COMPANY.
York Exchange for five
to the credit of the
Yours truly.
( Sisn®^ )
Private Secretary
Messrs. %er & Seely,
#36 if, I 1 street,
New York fiity »
Dear Sira:- .
Replyinc to your letter of 2oth instant, Mr. Sdi80„
4, to Wav. Sch,„e.t«. .to-dw, »« ». „« * W
ti>Se to-night.
Yours very t July j
February 21, 1891.
February 24, is 9;
Eaton,
Referring to yonr lottari of lots a„a 12th ta3tant0
"T* to Patent *■.«,. ieanea to ■. October Mth, fSOO,
7 r~° ta“"-
T °f a3~ of ^ - ** —.» *** Wo.
- inve„tion is subject to 4
«m» ana con&tiopo of »hat i„ too™, a. the labonatonjr Contract
Ron.,, atootrfo Co., ao ft „
tn.\rznc progress of the proiom«rt
. wolonsoa negotiation of thi. oontraot.
! ^ ^ - «- i. .o von hereeith. „
oototoor that X ebon*, not ot.onto the
same 0 -this time, you can hoiri-i+
Youra
February 24» 139 1<
Friend Viliard:
On my return to the5 laboratory this .morning I
of 20th instant. » I. will try and visit New Y<
Regarding the transferring of power spbken of in the "Frank¬
furter* Zeitune" article, translation and synopsis of which ac¬
companied your letter under repay, there is no difficulty in
flOihs it; ■'but- the- use of the alternating current instead of the
cd r oc t cur rent is inwerfcW of practical mu. The distance also
great that *it has only a sentimental interest. The inti
Sst aha maintenance would exceed twice over the cost of local
eiSglne and coal.
Yours very truly
Henry Villard, Esq.,
Mills Building, Mew York,
Private Secretary.
■ . ..
February 24, 1891.
lilajor S. B. Eaton,
■V'| New York City.
. ■' Dear Sir:-
' I enclose herewith two summonses, one addressed to
: Thomas A. Ndiso.n, the other to Edison Phonograph Works, as
defendants in suits brought in the Third Circuit Court of the
; < Uhited States District, New Jersey, by the Edison Phonograph
l ^ ManUfa0tUrtoc C0mpa^> actions upon contract wherein
Plaintiff olaims fifty thousand dollars and one hundred and N
ljt j fi^ thousand dollars, respectively, from defendants. These
'■ ■ j 3Um°J1SeS are dated respectively lflth and isth February, 3891,,
' and were handed to a servant in Mr. Edison’s house yesterday
- ' m°rninC> 251,(1 inatant’ a"d this servant given to Mr. Edison.
i Yours very truly, -
February 24, 3391
Messrs.
Mow York City
Referring to your letter of 20th instant, Mr. Ott
has found the model meter upon which the tests were made , and
the same is at your disposal-
Yours very truly;
private Secretary.
February 24, 1891 ,
My dear Inaull,
Referring to the attached. correspondence in
regard to the Electric -Mutual Insurance Company, we know nothing
about this Company here, and as you will see by Mr* Edison’s
notes -
will be glad to have some information*. Our insurance
is very ably attended to now by John .H* Wood, and the rates
I should be sorry to see any change
made in this connection.
Yours very truly.
Private Secretary,
Samuel Insull, Esq.,
Edison BdE*, Broad St,
New York,
Februaiy 24,
PriVati
•orratary,
\ 'jw'i'.o I -itl ,
' E“S™ G“S”1 Ele”*-i« «... yM* ottjr.
1 be£ to advise you that +1, ,,
« «. Yo ■«- ~
r i~* — — . 1: ::::: i
ning, when he made his first m°r
n-s TOtum from Schenectady.
Yours truiy, , * /
February 24, 1891,
I »•» that «,s.hea „erer= to of
"tnM3“ ^ "”rth A"-ie“ 0«P~V, in re *» nmn
Oo. »thiBm,,erras a.* «,* „„ „sa ,,
“•>^«1h^ifcMW,1!M,|lliniml|4i
thoir to*. contract, the „„ ae ■„■
tor undertakes to rate and deliver oert.in parte of a cacMne.
Iha Wo*, instead of delivery part. »de deliver of «,wl.t3a
machines. The testimony to which I have reference is my own; I
stated before the State Commissioner, as a witness, for the N. A.
P. Co., that that corporation was responsible for the whole cost
of manufacture at the Works. I was questioned in regard to our
method of billing, and in regard to the details of the business,
and my testimony went to show that the N.,A. p. Co. had to pay
absolutely everything and give the Works a profit of 20^. We afe
now preparing a statement of account against the N. a. p
which claims
over and above all expenses,
So Bo Eaton.
Eebruary 24,1891,
P“te U': If *h<,y ,*>. well a po.it ion MU to entirely opposite
to that tah.n by them in the of tha SUt, tsX' jhe„foro>
1 tLoocht it might «i.t » to tave «, recora of tMlr
in oooneo Sion with this tax, »hleh wonid iho, that the oon-
Olstanw of th. demand. of the Wort,, had pi-aotioaUy been ' admitted
hr th. north Am. Phono. Co, in c onnect ion wit h the above ati-
Yours vary truly.
Privat i
W : v i.vx\ r
jisuuisfc
^ix/-^. o Aa-^jzL. , \ajJL* 'Jasl Aj\&A5~^
A^A-'V ^ V^fc’ ;i
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V* ' / /7 ^ /7
6-^Uss^ CMu---z^ -^-aa> V\^- — ^
~-^i/^A^r^y ''<t~+ \/J^AAoAk$AL^ C\asQ) ~$avJJaZi\
/Co o^aj^Ca ^woa^
_-■'/^^A^c-J^^ CaLa{Ls^J3i , ^
• -/Pa/j ^A.Ax^'^ yCt,v..- ^ JC^M-e~~-
ffcs cefiXZJt^* Jr 'f*-***f -
lujt^- (A^ /^**«
: iSKjL^/AAs/// ^./^y/t.<! d^s/Z A/t.
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February 25, 3.891.
Mr. Edison has: been asked to nominate a Director for
the jlutomati'J Phonograph Exhibition Company . There are to be
of the Board, six of whom are already named, the
seven
Lippinoott, Thos. T. Eckert.
same being. Samuel Inaull,
Jr., Chat;. P. Bruch, Felix Gottsehalk and Chas. A. Ohwvar. Mr.
would like to have yen serve as the seventh Director. It
and I shall be Glad if
will occupy little, if
oan be proposed.
let m9 know by bearer if your
very truly .
Frivat e Secretary
' ' *
Mr0 Alexander Elliott will hand t .
TKo'So Ao Edison, and Mina M., his wife
Penn’ a Con cent rating Vorka t dated 25th i’ebo, 189 lo Please
.this Deed- as Mr» El liott will direct ,
February 25, 1891,
Samuel Insull,
Edison Gen’l. Electric Company,
Replying to your letter of 10th instant, in which
ypu ask what .progress I have made with the twelve hour carbon
for arc light, i beg to say that I have been so busily engaged
$ th motors I ms unable to do anything further on the subject
mentioned.
Yours very truly,
February 25, 1891,
Sttfmal Inauil.
> Esq., 2nd Vice-rPres't.,
Edison General Electric Company
New York City.
With reference to yow letter of loth instant dated
ht San Francisco in regard to motors, I beg to infom you that
I have delivered to the Schenectady Works the following motors:
i/4, l/8 am 1/2.
Yours very truly,
My dear Shaw, •
I am very much obliged for .'your letter of 20th
ins*ant in regard to the Sunbury Company . I did not know who
or where we stood with respeot to thb stock, but
the inforaiation you give me is quite reassuring.
Yours very truOy
Private Secretary
Shaw, Bsq., /.
Williamsport, Pa«
February 25, 1893,,
#32 Wellington St
Toronto, Canada.
Mr. Edison has received your letter of 21st instant
reply that up to the present time the
Storage Battery has not 'proved a commercial success owing to
its heavy depreciation. \>tjie ideal Storage Battery could
be realised .it would provide a tkautiful system for the oper¬
ation of strdbt oars} but it ia as yet undiscovered, and we have
therefore to fall back upon the unsightly trolley system.
Yours very truly,
Private Sei
February 25, 1B91,
Pierre Riehemond,
27tli St. & Broadway, New York City
Dear Sir!
With reference to your letter of 23rd instant, Mr.
Ediaon has just returned to Orange after several weeks’ absence
and ia laid up with a severe cold, being unable to speak. An
interview under these circumstances would be impracticable.
With reference to your visiting Schenectady, you have a letter
from .Mr. Edison introducing you to Mr. John Kreusi, the Manager
of the Schenectady Works, and I am sure that the latter win be
glad to extend to you any privileges in his power.
Yours veiy truly
Private-Se ere tary
‘j y ■
February 35, 1891,
S* Skehan,- Esq ,
Upper Mont o la i r , H . J ,
SMr, Edison returned to the Laboratory yesterday after
^ absence of several weeks, and your recent correspondence rela-
ig.ve to certain experiments upon monkeys with the aid of a phono-
^aph which were conducted at the Smithsonian Institution, was
;||bmitted to him. He perused the same with nuoh interest and is
ffh obliC0d to you. for having brought tto matter to his attention.
Yours truly,
Private Secretary.
Ill
' '
Mr* John Kreusi. Go«ti „
p-«=™ or th8 ^ iaTI'Z r* y6’“rdW '
— ,nettaMtheKM-~-
thaae *ere , 4oo ■ . ’ making ttem fbur to on&;
ln the first model, We sra
Putting a hub on epld^ ^ ^ *». favor
4t «P v*ry much. We wila * armatlU:'S> as that >*W >iJ
«* i h. P. . 3en the Pattarns for the l^eth, 1/s
Your?
February 26, 13fO..
Dear Sir;-
I beg to confirm the following telegram sent yoav
Thomas BivikV; E-jq,,
.Edison Building, "road Street,
Hew York City .
this afternoon by Mr. Edison:-
“Please get me for Saturday night three seats
first, second or third rows, Sarah Bernhardt.
Send them: out to Randolph. Thos. A. Edison."
16, 1391.
Prof* VfeU D« Marks.
Street,
Philadelphia,' Pa.
Dear Sir:-
On ny return to the Laboratory a few days ago after an
absence of several weeks I find your letter of 3rd instant,
regard to the boiler ex¬
posing a clipping from "The Time:
I read the whole correspondence con¬
i' wish you had taken Babcock
sernirg this matter in the "Valve.
Yours- very truly .
February 26, IS 91.
Privat
Messrs. Artcell: & Harrison,
Judge Building, Cor. Oth Ave . & 16th Street,
US" York City .
Dear SirsS-
I take pleasure in sending to you herewith the article
which you asked me to have prepared for publication in "Frank
Leslie's Illustrated newspaper. tt It was written by my; Assistant,
Mr. Maguire, arid is considered by us here an excellent description
of the Laboratory. I will have made for you to-morrow, unless
the present storm continues* in which case it will be impracticable
for me to do so, blue prints of the Dynamo- Room, the £tore Room and
the "Genius of Light " statue, to accompany the article, and will
send the same to you at the earliest possible moment. Should you
already have pictures of these, please let 'me know ty return mail
and' oblige
Yours very truly.
February 25, 1891.
Dear Sir:-
Re Tarring to our conversation of to-day in regard to
Portuguese toy phonograph patent, when you suggested that I should
v/rite the Toy Phonograph Compaq stating that, we had ;beai noti¬
fied that this patent required to be renewed before the 9th day
of April next, Messrs. Dyer & Seely in tteir letter to me state
that the Portuguese patent was taken out by them under instruc-
t ions of the Edison Phonograph Toy Mfg. Co, Therefore instead
of writing to the Toy Company I have addressed a letter to Mess.
Dyer & Seely, saying that inasmuch as the patent was taken out
at the Toy Company *8 request, they should notify the Toy Company
with respect to its renewal. This avoids our entering into di¬
rect communication with the Toy Company.
Have you the copies of the waivers which Mr. Edison executed
for r loyalties due him under his contract with the Toy Company, and
could you kindly let me have duplicates of them*
Yours very truly,
Major S» B. Eaton,
$120 B r o a d w a y ,
New York City.
Privat-e--Se-ffi
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A SELECTIVE MICROFILM EDITION
PART III
(1887-1898)
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1993
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